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Michelle McFarlane, Photographic Artist

Based in Melbourne, Australia





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The MOULD
& the BEAUTIFUL



The work explores a new approach to looking at food mould using a specially designed photographic set-up and handcrafted lighting.

Aspergillus ochraceus on tomato paste
Aspergillus ochraceus on tomato paste
2019
The Mould and the Beautiful
Exudate droplet on a Penicillium species on a tomato
Exudate droplet on a Penicillium species on a tomato
Exudate droplet on a Penicillium species (Tomato paste)
Exudate droplet on a Penicillium species (Tomato paste)
Mucor species on a Peach
Mucor species on a Peach
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The Mould and the Beautiful
Penicillium species on a Peach
Penicillium species on a Peach
Mucor species on a lemon
Mould and the Beautiful
Rhizopus stolonifer and Penicillium sp. on tea leaves
Rhizopus stolonifer and Penicillium sp. on tea leaves

How were these photos created?












Tasmania

Tasmania

From coastal clear skies to Eucalyptus regeneration after bushfires, along fields of cattle, weaving through fern forests and then deep into the dark, rugged wilderness in the rain.
Death on the Street

Death on the Street

Over 200 snapshots of dead animals in a collage.
Like a Burgeon

Like a Burgeon

Using a similar set-up to photographing food mould, this series of microscopic images delves into the intimate anatomy of budding flowers on the verge of burgeoning.
Melbn Wrapt

Melbn Wrapt

While Melbourne is under lockdown local street artists take to the streets with 100 square metres of barrier mesh, 35 kilometres of barricade tape and 2,500 cable ties.
Mould

Mould

A new approach to looking at food mould using a specially designed photographic set-up and handcrafted lighting.
Locographs

Locographs

An introduction
Hill Country umbrellas

Hill Country umbrellas

The south-western monsoon brings rainfall over tea plantations in Hill Country of Sri Lanka