Wigan creates miniature sculptures which are hard to to believe a human being can create. I'll put a few snapshots in this post as a teaser, but you must visit the site and see for yourselves.
Here is an example of a miniature Statue of Liberty, placed inside ... A needle hole!
This is real, folks, no photoshop or anything.
Wigan has a pretty amazing human story as well - for example, he is dislectic and has trouble reading and writing. None of that stops him from creating his superb art pieces.
This art is even more overwhelming if you consider that the most accurate human hand can reach a resolution of 1/10 (one tenth) of a millimeter, which is almost 100 times larger then the minute features that Willard carves in his sculptures. So in theory, it is anatomically impossible to do what he is doing.
The site describes his technique - using single grains of sand, rice, and sugar, which he manipulates with a surgical knife. While he works, he puts himself into a meditative trance, slowing down his breath and heart rate, and he only touches the material in between two heartbeats. He works at night when there are no environmental vibrations (like cares going by) and when his dog is asleep ...
So just try to imagine what kind of a human could create this figure of a girls holding a red balloon, which stands on ... An eyelash glued to a needle!
When Willard exhibits his works in public, there is a Microscope positioned in front of every piece of work, so people can see the fine details.
I really recommend to take a look - I will definitely try to take a look at that if I get to Manchester any time soon... Enjoy: http://www.willard-wigan.com/index.html
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