75 X-Ray Images Of Nature Taken By Former Medical Physicist Arie Van ‘T Riet
#3 Wise Barn Owl In Oak Tree
Arie’s idea to x-ray flowers and animals was born in the hospital. “I was involved in the teaching program on radiation physics and radiation safety for radiographers and physicians. I think in 2000 I started to challenge the students to x-ray flowers. It was a nice exercise demonstrating that even very thin objects can be imaged by x-rays. For this application, very low-energy x-rays were required. So it was for educational reasons that I started to x-ray flowers.
In 2007 I got my own studio with x-ray equipment. From that moment on I started to build complete nature scenes (bioramas) with plants, flowers and (dead) animals. I x-rayed the bioramas, digitized the greyscale x-ray negatives and partly colored them with Photoshop. So, I think 2007 is the starting point of my artistic x-rays.”
Arie’s idea to x-ray flowers and animals was born in the hospital. “I was involved in the teaching program on radiation physics and radiation safety for radiographers and physicians. I think in 2000 I started to challenge the students to x-ray flowers. It was a nice exercise demonstrating that even very thin objects can be imaged by x-rays. For this application, very low-energy x-rays were required. So it was for educational reasons that I started to x-ray flowers.
In 2007 I got my own studio with x-ray equipment. From that moment on I started to build complete nature scenes (bioramas) with plants, flowers and (dead) animals. I x-rayed the bioramas, digitized the greyscale x-ray negatives and partly colored them with Photoshop. So, I think 2007 is the starting point of my artistic x-rays.”
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02 February 2023
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