The Midas project is a visual and sonic installation that amplifies aspects of experience at a nano level. The Midas project is analogous to the fabled Midas, King of Phrygia to whom Dionysus gave the power of turning all that he touched into gold. Midas uses data gathered from an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) in contact and force spectroscopy mode, scanning a skin cell with both a gold-coated and uncoated cantilever tip. The specific comparative recorded data for each event is translated into images and sound installation.

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