µ Muography is an experimental creative tool using homemade particle detectors to capture muon cosmic rays in a time-based accumulative printmaking process.

Every 10 seconds, a muon particle shoots through you at 99.9% the speed of light. An intergalactic invisible messenger at 299,726 km/second. The source of muons is largely unknown but most likely come from supernovae explosions, billions of light years away. Muons are part of the native language of matter that makes up everything in existence yet are invisible to human perception.

The µ Muography device is a flexible technology and can be retooled to develop a variety of creative projects. For the CASTLEMAINE ART MUSEUM, Experimental Print Award 2021, the device was configured as a cosmic printer.
The µ Muography printer uses DIY sensors, capturing muons as they cascade through space and time and an LED light pulses to indicate a muon’s brief presence. For 2.2 microseconds you are connected to the supermassive picture of the observable universe. Opensource software records each strike onscreen, which accumulate over the lifespan of the exhibition, creating the resulting print image.
The µ Muography print creates a rare factual account of the beautiful hidden forces of reality.