Being fascinated with the world of microbiome I thought that it would be amazing to visualise what is happening on the surface of our bodies.
Microbiome portrait is the new chapter in the portrait tradition, enabling people to experience unique representation of invisible to the naked eye organisms living with them. Analysis of the microbiome can also provide insights into the health of the portrayed person. It would be great to "portrait" the intestines microbiome, which, as we know from recent research, has a colossal impact on our health, mood and brain. The access to them and their anaerobic character make gut microbes unfortunately more difficult to culture.
To learn more I strongly recommend a book “I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us And A Grander View Of Life” by Ed Yong. Great introduction to the world of microbes.
And if you want to have your own portrait made please feel free to contact me about that :)
