Source: What About Art

Described by many as the “eighth wonder of the world,” Williard Wigan’s micro-sculptures are so impressive that they have garnered interest from surgeons, nano-technologists to universities all over the world.

Born in 1957, Wigan started creating art at an early age. Wigan says that when he was five, he “started making houses for ants because [he] thought they needed somewhere to live.” Wigan’s current micro-sculptures are so small that most fit within the eye of a needle or upon the top of a pinhead. Fittingly, to view the micro-art, one must peer through a microscope.

Source: Leading Art Events

Source: The Washington Post

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In spite of the majority of New Zealanders residing in the North Island, South Island still has much to offer, especially in the way of biking and hiking trails.

Despite being targeted by law enforcement across the globe at the start of the 20th century, opium and opium dens were prevalent fixtures in east Asia, the United States, and Europe up until the mid-1950′s. In the above photograph, opium smokers in Singapore relax in a sparsely furnished opium den, suggesting that the clientele were mostly working class.