Art in STEM

Smoke and Mirrors

A photograph of a round, silver-colored flask with a highly reflective, metallic surface. In the center of the flask, a clear reflection is visible, showing a person holding a camera and giving a thumbs-up. The metallic coating appears slightly distressed with fine vertical scratches and faint white crystalline patterns at the base. Overhead laboratory lights are reflected as bright, hexagonal shapes on the curved upper surface of the vessel.
Label
Smoke and Mirrors
Artist
Alex Robb
Description
Palladium stuck to the walls of the flask leaving behind a metallic mirrored surface.
Type
Microscope
Artist Affiliation
Graduate Student
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Area of Research
Photochemistry
Date
2016