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Images copyright Levon Biss.

A portrait of a jewel longhorned beetle created by high-magnifcation photography.

"Jewel Longhorned Beetle," from the traveling exhibit "Microsculpture: The insect portraits of Levon Biss" from the collections of Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Head to the already beautiful Verona Public Library to see “Microsculpture,” amazing insect portraits by photographer Levon Biss, taken of specimens from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History collection. Biss takes multiple high magnification photos of the tiny creatures, merging them to counteract the shallow depth of field that high mag photos have. Each image is actually composed of between 8,000 and 10,000 separate shots. You've never seen the beauty of insects like this before. A kick-off event takes place April 4 at 6 p.m.; watch for more insect-related programming throughout the month at veronapubliclibrary.org/micro.

media release: Verona Public Library is hosting an exhibit by photographer Levon Biss, featuring the Oxford University Museum of Natural History insect collection, in April. There will be a kick-off event on April 4 from 6:00-7:00 pm with insect related programming throughout the month for all ages. (Find a schedule at https://www.veronapubliclibrary.org/micro-programs.)

Tuesday, April 4 – Sunday, April 30, Verona Public Library (500 Silent St., Verona, WI 53593)

About the exhibit: The intricate shapes, colors, and structures of insects are dizzying in their variety, but without the power of an optical microscope or camera lens, their astonishing complexity and beauty remains mostly hidden to the human eye. 

Microsculpture is a series of beautiful, high magnification portraits that capture the microscopic form of insects in striking large-format and high-resolution detail. 

The exhibition was created by photographer Levon Biss and showcases the insect collection of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Microsculpture presents a new perspective on insects, enabling audiences to study and appreciate the hidden details of the insect world in a unique and engaging way.

Each image on display in Microsculpture took about four weeks to create and was created from over 8,000 separate images taken using microscope lenses. The photographs are printed in large-scale formats, with insects that are millimeters long being presented at up to 9 feet tall.

Levon Biss is an award-winning British photographer. His work has covered a wide range of photographic

genres, from portrait to documentary and sport. Levon’s portrait subjects have included Quentin Tarantino, President Emmanuel Macron, and Usain Bolt, with his work appearing on the covers of TIME, The New York Times, GQ, and Sports Illustrated. His work has been exhibited all over the world and is housed in numerous private and museum collections.

This free exhibit was made possible by the Verona Public Library Endowment Fund. For more information, visit www.veronapubliclibrary.org/micro or call 608-845-7180.