Nature is fascinating and being able to study it from different perspectives is an opportunity not many people get. Luckily for us, we get to see the enchanting results of those explorations that are no less valuable than the journeys themselves.
In this article, we want to showcase the enchanting photographs taken by Dutch physicist Arie van ‘t Riet. He is a man whose work had taken him on a journey to becoming an artist. Arie specialized in low-energy X-rays in hospitals when he hit upon an interesting form of art. The artist went on to x-ray flowers, insects, lizards, turtles, cats and other animals, creating beautiful works of art he calls “bioramas”.
Arie wanted to point out that his floral-animal x-ray images are not made in the hospital, but in his studio where he has his own x-ray equipment with a license. As a medical physicist, the artist worked in the hospital from 1978 – 2012 in the departments of radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. The x-rayed animals are dead. “In my opinion, it’s not justified to expose living animals to the risk of x-rays for my purpose. I find traffic victims along the roadside. A friend breeds reptiles. In case one dies, I can have it. I buy fish on the market and insects – in specialized shops.”
More info: Instagram | xrayimagesofnature.nl | Facebook
#1 Ray
Image source: arievantriet
#2 Dragonfly
Image source: arievantriet
#3 Wise Barn Owl In Oak Tree
Image source: arievantriet
#4 Field Of Tulips
Image source: arievantriet
#5 Young Hedgehog
Image source: arievantriet
#6 Mouse On Amaryllis Flower
Image source: arievantriet
#7 Two Crows
Image source: arievantriet
#8 Bat
Image source: arievantriet
#9 Kingfisher
Image source: arievantriet
#10 Heron In Flight
Image source: arievantriet
#11 Snails
Image source: arievantriet
#12 Protea And Python
Image source: arievantriet
#13 Yemen Chameleon In Front With Thistles In The Background
Image source: arievantriet
#14 Frog Sitting On A Leaf Of Water Lily
Image source: arievantriet
#15 Dragonfly And Allium
Image source: arievantriet
#16 Octopus
Image source: arievantriet
#17 Barn Swallow
Image source: arievantriet
#18 Salamanders, Frogs, Bumblebee, Water Beetle, Sword Flag And Water Gentian
Image source: arievantriet
#19 Nautilus
Image source: arievantriet
#20 Cormorant
Image source: arievantriet
#21 Turtles
Image source: arievantriet
#22 Pomfret Seaweed
Image source: arievantriet
#23 Parakeets On Orchid And Gloriosa
Image source: arievantriet
#24 Cutlassfish
Image source: arievantriet
#25 Duck Near Riverside
Image source: arievantriet
#26 Barn Swallow
Image source: arievantriet
#27 Black-Winged Stilt
Image source: arievantriet
#28 Frog Climbing Chamaerops
Image source: arievantriet
#29 Ermine
Image source: arievantriet
#30 Cormorants
Image source: arievantriet
Follow Us
