A radial cluster of pond-water life in crisp black line: chains and clusters of bacteria, amoebae, tailed flagellates, rotifers and ribbed diatoms.
Nobody had seen bacteria or pond protists before the 1670s, when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a cloth merchant in Delft, looked through lenses he had ground himself and found what he called animalcules. The ribbed discs are diatoms, single cells in shells of silica, the stuff of glass. They make about a fifth of the oxygen produced on Earth each year.
• For microbiologists, pond dippers, and anyone who thinks the invisible world is the more interesting one.
• A sharp, symmetrical composition built from dozens of small organisms.
• Material: Bella+Canvas 3480, 100% Airlume combed and ringspun cotton (heathers are a blend), light 4.2 oz jersey.
• Fit: Unisex tank, retail fit, true to size, check the size chart before ordering.
• Print: Direct-to-garment with eco-friendly inks, not a decal.
One breath in five, thanks to the ribbed ones.
