The cracks on smooth surfaces can be seen when magnified several hundred times. The cracks are there, but we cannot see them due to our size related to the surface. If we were much smaller, we could see more, but we’d miss things at other scales. It just isn’t possible to see everything at once, unless we detach ourselves from the boundaries that surround us. This ballpoint is enhanced due to the contrast that reveals previously hidden smoothness.

Tags: 2010, Ballpoint, In Progress