Insect Lab

Mike Libby builds insects. He define himself

a multi-disciplinary artist who makes highly detailed sculptures, models, collages and drawings. Through diverse materials and methodologies, I explore themes of science, nature, fantasy, history and autobiography; highlighting illogical and acute correspondences between the real and unreal. For the past 8 years, alongside my other body of work, I have enjoyed developing the work presented here as Insect Lab.

and on the birth of this passion, he says

One day I found a dead intact beetle. I then located an old wristwatch, thinking of how the beetle also operated and looked like a little mechanical device and so decided to combine the two. After some time dissecting the beetle and outfitting it with watch parts and gears, I had a nice little sculpture.

Website: Insect Lab.

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