Artist turns viruses into glass sculptures
Updated 10:40, 28-Jun-2018
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Glass sculptures exhibiting the most deadly viruses opened at Art-Bristol Science Center in England on Friday. The viruses have been enlarged by more than a million times than their biological nature. This is a sculpture of Zika virus. /CFP Photo

Glass sculptures exhibiting the most deadly viruses opened at Art-Bristol Science Center in England on Friday. The viruses have been enlarged by more than a million times than their biological nature. This is a sculpture of Zika virus. /CFP Photo

It is a part of the Glass Microbiology exhibition, aiming to show the invisible world of viruses with both astonishing scientific accuracy and artistic beauty. This is a sculpture of HIV virus. /CFP Photo

It is a part of the Glass Microbiology exhibition, aiming to show the invisible world of viruses with both astonishing scientific accuracy and artistic beauty. This is a sculpture of HIV virus. /CFP Photo

In order to ensure the accuracy of the creation, artist Luke Jerram worked with the virologists from University of Bristol and they spent three months per sculpture. This is a sculpture of Malaria virus. /CFP Photo

In order to ensure the accuracy of the creation, artist Luke Jerram worked with the virologists from University of Bristol and they spent three months per sculpture. This is a sculpture of Malaria virus. /CFP Photo

Jerram said his Glass Microbiology exhibition was designed to "contemplate the global impact of each disease." This is a sculpture of SARS Coronavirus. /CFP Photo

Jerram said his Glass Microbiology exhibition was designed to "contemplate the global impact of each disease." This is a sculpture of SARS Coronavirus. /CFP Photo