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I selected the specimens from over seven million in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida with the guidance of the scientist/curators there. I then transported them to the New York Polaroid 20x24 Studio, where I photographed them and transferred their images to paper. I chose these tiny insects because I was amazed by their exquisite form and wanted to honor these details, impossible to see without magnification.

Original 20 x 24" Polaroid Transfers on 30 x 22" Fabriano Sheets
17 x 11 Archival Pigment Prints

Actias luna(Luna Moth), 2001 — *Actias luna*
(Luna Moth), 2001

Eumorpha fasciatus(Hawk Moth), 2001 — *Eumorpha fasciatus*
(Hawk Moth), 2001

Antheraea polyphemus(Polyphemus Moth), 2001 — *Antheraea polyphemus*
(Polyphemus Moth), 2001

Agrius cingulata(Hawk Moth), 2001 — *Agrius cingulata*
(Hawk Moth), 2001

Tomatares citrinus(Citrone Antlion), 2001 — *Tomatares citrinus*
(Citrone Antlion), 2001

Eumorpha pandorus(Pandorus Hawk Moth), 2001 — *Eumorpha pandorus*
(Pandorus Hawk Moth), 2001

Thysania agrippina(Agrippina Moth), 2001 — *Thysania agrippina*
(Agrippina Moth), 2001

Libelloides vhomboideus(Owl Fly), 2001 — *Libelloides vhomboideus*
(Owl Fly), 2001

Nemoptera bipennis(Ribbon Tail Fly), 2001 — *Nemoptera bipennis*
(Ribbon Tail Fly), 2001

Stilpnochlora couloniana(Giant Catydid), 2001 — *Stilpnochlora couloniana*
(Giant Catydid), 2001

Pyrrhocoridae, 2001 — *Pyrrhocoridae*, 2001

Tibicen lyricen(Cicada), 2001 — *Tibicen lyricen*
(Cicada), 2001

Plinthocoeleum suaveolens plicatum, 2001 — *Plinthocoeleum suaveolens plicatum*, 2001

Grammia virgo(Virgo Moth), 2001 — *Grammia virgo*
(Virgo Moth), 2001

Calosoma scrutator(Fiery Searcher), 2001 — *Calosoma scrutator*
(Fiery Searcher), 2001

Hemaris thysbe(Hummingbird Sphinx Moth), 2001 — *Hemaris thysbe*
(Hummingbird Sphinx Moth), 2001

Mallophora bomboides(Florida Bee Killer), 2001 — *Mallophora bomboides*
(Florida Bee Killer), 2001

Automeris orneates (Tropical Io Moth), 2001 — *Automeris orneates*
(Tropical Io Moth), 2001

Libellula vibrans(Great Blue Skimmer), 2001 — *Libellula vibrans*
(Great Blue Skimmer), 2001

Chrysiridia ripheus(Sunset Moth), dorsal view, 2001 — *Chrysiridia ripheus*
(Sunset Moth), dorsal view, 2001

Chrysiridia ripheus(Sunset Moth), ventral view, 2001 — *Chrysiridia ripheus*
(Sunset Moth), ventral view, 2001

Urania amphiclus(Swallowtail Moth), 2001 — *Urania amphiclus*
(Swallowtail Moth), 2001

Diastocera wallichi(Tufted Longhorn Beetle), 2001 — *Diastocera wallichi*
(Tufted Longhorn Beetle), 2001

Papilio paris(Paris Swallowtail), 2001 — *Papilio paris*
(Paris Swallowtail), 2001

Papilio glaucus(Eastern Tiger Swallowtail), 2001 — *Papilio glaucus*
(Eastern Tiger Swallowtail), 2001

Sphex habenus(Golden Thread-Waisted Wasp), 2001 — *Sphex habenus*
(Golden Thread-Waisted Wasp), 2001

Homidiana subpicta(Walker’s Swallowtail Moth), 2001 — *Homidiana subpicta*
(Walker’s Swallowtail Moth), 2001

Syntomeida epilais(Oleander Moth), 2002 — *Syntomeida epilais*
(Oleander Moth), 2002

Idea leuconoe(Tree Nymph, Paper Kite), 2001 — *Idea leuconoe*
(Tree Nymph, Paper Kite), 2001

Cosmosoma myrodora(Scarlet Wasp Moth), 2002 — *Cosmosoma myrodora*
(Scarlet Wasp Moth), 2002

Trogonoptera brookiana(Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing), 2001 — *Trogonoptera brookiana*
(Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing), 2001

Dasymutilla occidentalis(Velvet Ant), 2001 — *Dasymutilla occidentalis*
(Velvet Ant), 2001

Ornithoptera tithonus(Tithon Birdwing), 2001 — *Ornithoptera tithonus*
(Tithon Birdwing), 2001

Nemoptera sinuata(Thread-winged Antlion), 2001 — *Nemoptera sinuata*
(Thread-winged Antlion), 2001

Penthicodes variegata(Coat-of-Many-Colors Bug), 2002 — *Penthicodes variegata*
(Coat-of-Many-Colors Bug), 2002

Calopteryx maculata(Ebony Jewelwing), 2001 — *Calopteryx maculata*
(Ebony Jewelwing), 2001

Chrysina macropos(Giant Green Scarab), 2002 — *Chrysina macropos*
(Giant Green Scarab), 2002

Eupholus bennetti(Aqua New Guinean Weevil), 2002 — *Eupholus bennetti*
(Aqua New Guinean Weevil), 2002

Dicranocephalus wallichi(Antler Horned Beetle), 2002 — *Dicranocephalus wallichi*
(Antler Horned Beetle), 2002

Acrocinius longimanus(Harlequin Beetle), 2001 — *Acrocinius longimanus*
(Harlequin Beetle), 2001

Eriotremex formosanus(Golden Horntail Wasp), 2001 — *Eriotremex formosanus*
(Golden Horntail Wasp), 2001

Pyrops pyrorhyncha(Fire Snouted Planthopper), 2002 — *Pyrops pyrorhyncha*
(Fire Snouted Planthopper), 2002

Cithaerias pyropina(Pyropine Ghost Satyr), 2002 — *Cithaerias pyropina*
(Pyropine Ghost Satyr), 2002

Graellsia isabellae(Spanish Moon Moth), 2002 — *Graellsia isabellae*
(Spanish Moon Moth), 2002

Eumorpha labruscae(Gaudy Sphinx Moth), 2002 — *Eumorpha labruscae*
(Gaudy Sphinx Moth), 2002

Salvazana mirabilis(Mirabilis Cicada), 2002 — *Salvazana mirabilis*
(Mirabilis Cicada), 2002

Citheronia splendens(Sonoran Regal Moth), 2002 — *Citheronia splendens*
(Sonoran Regal Moth), 2002

Creoleon diana(Diana Antlion), 2002 — *Creoleon diana*
(Diana Antlion), 2002

Callosamia promethea(Promethea Moth), 2002 — *Callosamia promethea*
(Promethea Moth), 2002

Calopteryx dimidiata(Sparkling Jewelwing), 2002 — *Calopteryx dimidiata*
(Sparkling Jewelwing), 2002

Chrysochroa sp.(Jewel Wood-boring Beetle), 2002 — *Chrysochroa sp.*
(Jewel Wood-boring Beetle), 2002

Goliathus albosignatus(Goliath Beetle), 2002 — *Goliathus albosignatus*
(Goliath Beetle), 2002

Hagenomyia tristis(Striped Antlion), 2002 — *Hagenomyia tristis*
(Striped Antlion), 2002

Nemoptera coa(Grecian Streamertail), 2002 — *Nemoptera coa*
(Grecian Streamertail), 2002

Pamexis karoo(Great Karoo Antlion), 2002 — *Pamexis karoo*
(Great Karoo Antlion), 2002

Libelloides sibericus(Siberian Owlfly), 2002 — *Libelloides sibericus*
(Siberian Owlfly), 2002

Tmesibasis sp.(Saw-tailed Owlfly), 2002 — *Tmesibasis sp.*
(Saw-tailed Owlfly), 2002

Erythemis simplicicollis(Eastern Pondhawk), 2002 — *Erythemis simplicicollis*
(Eastern Pondhawk), 2002

Antheraea yamamai(Yamamai's Giant Silk Moth), 2002 — *Antheraea yamamai*
(Yamamai's Giant Silk Moth), 2002

Hyalophora cecropia(Cecropia Moth), 2002 — *Hyalophora cecropia*
(Cecropia Moth), 2002

Attacus atlas(Atlas Moth), 2002 — *Attacus atlas*
(Atlas Moth), 2002

Polaroid Dye Transfer Process

The camera, though measuring five feet in height and weighing 235 pounds, operates like any camera using Polaroid materials. The 20 x 24” film is exposed, and then promptly pulled apart. The large negative sheet is then placed face down and pressed onto a full sheet of water-soaked watercolor paper that quickly absorbs and retains the dyes. I allow the negative to sit on the paper for several minutes, and then slowly and carefully peel it away. Rewetting the paper renders the dyes more malleable. I work into the image by hand to remove and mute some portions of the image, thus enhancing the subject.