Building52

To an untrained eye, working in a lab can seem boring, repetitive, and tedious. It is anything but that. A seasoned scientist is really an artist, painting across an untouched canvass of knowledge, surrounded by grotesque sculptures of unique laboratory equipment. I feel very passionate about science, and I love photography. I wanted to combine the two to demonstrate how beautiful and artistic mundane research things can be. Building52 is an attempt to flesh out my daily experience of working as a researcher, as well as to portray the surroundings in which my investigations take place. Please note, all photos were taken by me (and of me) at an undisclosed research facility (inside Building #52) in Maryland, USA over the course of several days in September 2017. The selected images are a representative set of the project that could be found in its entirety at Building52.com. I thank you for this amazing opportunity to share my work with the world. Cheers! Alexei