This is what ecstasy looks like under a microscope
A former laboratory analyst-turned-artist offers a new, unworldly perspective on drugs
GHB crystals under a cross polarization microscope with 100x enlargement.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers)In 2014, a few years after graduating art school, Mikkers began working on Micrograph Stories, a project that reveals a different side of the substances we consume every day)
Aspirin crystals after waiting for one hour.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers)After initially experimenting with over-the-counter painkillers and antibiotics, Mikkers got curious about harder drugs, but was unsure how to procure the small samples he ne)
MDMA crystals under 200x enlargement.
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Acetaminophen crystals after waiting for three hours.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers))
Amphetamine crystals under 40x enlargement.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers))
Diclofenac crystals after waiting for 72 hours.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers))
Ciprofloxacin crystals after waiting for nine hours.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers))
DMT crystals under 400x enlargement.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers))
LSD crystals under 40x enlargement.
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2C-B crystals under 200x enlargement.
(Image credit: (Maurice Mikkers)To see more of Maurice Mikkers' work from the "Micrograph Stories" project, visit his website.)
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