Microbial Topographies: Brightness & Area X
“Curiosity could be a powerful distraction.” A phrase I underlined in Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation, the first book in his Southern Reach series about an environmental contamination area along a coastline called Area X.
mottled textures, blurring bioluminescence, octopus skin and spill or bloom, lavender lake, southern reach topographical anomaly
“Microbial Topographies” open studio at Plexus Projects, August 28, 2026. Photo credit: Malik Rigabie
Microbial Topography Brightness 1, Area X (E.coli), 2026. Medium: Giclee print, metallic photo rag. Dimensions: 40” x 40”. Edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof
Papaver Robotum: Brightness 1-8 (E.coli), 2026. Medium: Giclee print, metallic photo rag. Dimensions: 6” x 6” each print. “Microbial Topographies” open studio at Plexus Projects, August 28, 2026. Photo credit: Malik Rigabie
“Microbial Topographies” open studio at Plexus Projects, August 28, 2026. Photo credit: Malik Rigabie