I just came across an article about this cool project in WIRED magazine titled CAMERA LUCIDA by Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand. Check the video and the photos, this is some trippy shit. The aim was to capture a phenomenon known as Sonoluminescenc, which requires a large quantity of xenon-infused sulfuric acid, which is dangerous even in small amounts because of its' ability to suck the water out of everything it touches, including human tissue.
They needed almost 3 gallons of the shit which they blasted in a specially made chamber with ultrasonic waves. The reactions were then photographed and videoed. The ultraviolet light emitted by the xenon bubbles collapsing as they collide with those waves generate4 temperatures as hot as the sun's surface. That being said, they encountered difficulties in finding a lab that would let them perform such chemical fuckery. They finally found a place in Germany where they killed the lights and started shooting.The results were pretty psychedelic. They also turned it into an installation, which is even more fucked. People are put in a room for 5 minute in total darkness before the installation begins, to let people's eyes adjust before the acid kicks in. To avoid corrosive meltdowns, they have to use gallons of water spiked with sodium hydroxide and luminol.
Cool stuff, check out the photos and the video. Link above.
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