Every tear tells a different story. Real emotions. Real Film. Starting this week, November 2nd 2020, IDFA’s new festival campaign commercial can be seen in theaters. It’s safe to say that most of us experience a wide…

Every tear has a hidden story. They are small droplets of fluid, but at the same time complex vials of human emotion produced by one of the most basic and primal expressions of our feelings and thoughts: crying. …

Exploring the possibility's of optically determining different types of tears. — Recently I found out that you can calculate the fractal dimension of a image by using the box counting method. This inspired me to do more research in to the technique and current methods available. The idea would be to see if is possible, to use this methode for fractal…

THE PROCESS & CREATION OF THE DIY MICROSCOPE CLIMATE CHAMBER & CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT. — In order to get better and more consistent results for the project Imaginarium of tears, it’s important to standardise the evaporation and crystallisation process of tear fluids. To do this, I would need to create a climate chamber around the microscope, and a climate control unit to control the temperature…

HOW I MANAGED TO STORE & PRESERVE TEARS — Since the beginning of the project Imaginarium of Tears, I always struggled with how to store and preserve tears. Tear fluid seemed to loose its “magic” within a few hours after it had been shed. Resulting in different, less, or no crystal structures at al. Speed was of the essence…

FEATURING 10 UNIQUE TEARS AND STORIES. — In the past years I have got lots of questions regarding the exclusive art collection of Imaginarium of Tears, therefore I decided to make a postcard collection that features 10 unique tears and stories. The postcard collection is now available, and by buying one you are supporting the project of…

IMAGINARIUM OF TEARS EXHIBITION AND LIVE EXPERIENCE — From 6 to 8 April 2017 “Imaginarium of Tears” was part of the REUSE x RISE festival. A three day festival that took place at the Dubai Creek Harbour Promenade. Themed with “The Future of Living”, the festival was about giving a look into how design is helping too shape…

IN MEMORY OF MATHIEU TRUDEL — Life can be very hard and crewel, especially when we loose the people we love most. The tears we shed in these moments, are often the words that our heart can’t speak. Feelings that can’t be expressed are then expressed by our tears, they are the silent language of grief. …

MAURIC MIKKERS — Last Update: 3 December 2015 Maurice Mikkers was born in Apeldoorn (The Netherlands) on 3 May 1986. After finishing high school in 2003, it seemed natural for him to abide his caring ways and pursue a career in which he could help people through laboratory research. …