# Imaginarium of Tears: Unique human tears, crystallized under the microscope, with personal stories at their heart\.

> Explore crystallized human tears photographed under the microscope, revealing unique microscopic landscapes and the personal stories behind them\.

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## Pages
- [Collaborations \& Commissions](https://imaginariumoftears.com/collaborations/)
- [Imaginarium Journal](https://imaginariumoftears.com/journal-2/)
- [Press \& Media](https://imaginariumoftears.com/press/)
- [Public History](https://imaginariumoftears.com/public-history/)
- [TEDxAmsterdam — How Do Tears Turn Into Art?](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tedx-2/)

## Posts
- [IDFA × Imaginarium of Tears](https://imaginariumoftears.com/idfa-x-imaginarium-of-tears/): Tears connected to real emotional responses became part of IDFA’s visual campaign\.

## Media
- [Schreiershuisje\-Imaginarium\_of\_Tears\-Maurice\_Mikkers\-1A\-2]()
- [3d Printed tear]()
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## Products
- [Postcard Collection](https://imaginariumoftears.com/product/postcard-collection/): \<p\>\<strong\>10 real human tears from 10 different people, photographed under the microscope\.\</strong\>\</p\>

\<p\>This collection of microscopy art postcards from \<em\>Imaginarium of Tears\</em\> reveals the unique microscopic landscapes of the three types of human tears: emotional, reflex and basal tears\.\</p\>

\<p\>Each postcard transforms one person's tear into an individual microscopic artwork, connecting science, photography and human stories\.\</p\>

\<ul\> \<li\>10 people · 10 unique tear artworks\</li\> \<li\>3 types of human tears\</li\> \<li\>135 × 135 mm square postcards\</li\> \<li\>Full colour on 330 g/m² paper\</li\> \<li\>Matte\-laminated front\</li\> \<li\>Presented in a silver envelope\</li\> \</ul\>
- [Tear Collection Kit](https://imaginariumoftears.com/product/tear-collection-kit/): \<p\>\<strong\>Every tear has a story\. Capture yours and preserve that moment as a unique microscopic artwork\.\</strong\>\</p\>

\<p\>The \<em\>Imaginarium of Tears\</em\> Tear Collection Kit was created so you can collect a tear when it naturally occurs — during a personal, emotional or meaningful moment — and safely send it back to Maurice Mikkers\.\</p\>

\<p\>Your tear is prepared and photographed under the microscope, transforming something fleeting into a lasting artwork connected to your own story\.\</p\>

\<ul\>
\<li\>Collect and preserve your tear using the supplied kit\</li\>
\<li\>Return it to \<em\>Imaginarium of Tears\</em\>\</li\>
\<li\>Your tear is prepared and photographed under the microscope\</li\>
\<li\>Receive your personal artwork in the format selected when ordering\</li\>
\</ul\>

\<p\>\<strong\>Select a Kit Version below to see exactly what is included with each option\.\</strong\>\</p\>

\<p\>\<em\>Please note: some of the artworks shown in the product images are 80 × 80 cm exhibition versions mounted on Dibond\. The Artwork version currently available through this webshop is supplied at 40 × 40 cm on Dibond\.\</em\>\</p\>


## Tears
- [Lauren](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear/lauren/): A tear of sadness connected to her father being very ill\.
- [Wez](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear/wez/): A basal tear produced by wind blowing directly into her eyes\.
- [Maurice — emotional](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear/maurice-emotional/): An emotional tear from the early Imaginarium archive\.
- [Ariadne](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear/ariadne/): A tear of sadness connected to difficult events from the past\.
- [Madita — frustration](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear/madita-frustration/): A tear of frustration because she was not being allowed to work at her full potential\.

## Public History
- [Wasser — horizonte zingst](https://imaginariumoftears.com/exhibition/wasser-horizonte-zingst/): Imaginarium of Tears included in the environmental photography programme exploring water as origin, element, resource and life\.
- [UP CLOSE / ON US — MOD\.](https://imaginariumoftears.com/exhibition/up-close-on-us-mod/): Imaginarium of Tears included in MOD\.’s UP CLOSE / ON US online exhibition examining how the external world shapes perception, cognition and emotion\.
- [Zaal3 — First Imaginarium exhibition](https://imaginariumoftears.com/exhibition/zaal3-first-imaginarium-exhibition/): The earliest documented public exhibition of Imaginarium of Tears\.
- [LAMENTO\. Trauer und Tränen](https://imaginariumoftears.com/exhibition/lamento-trauer-und-tranen/): Museum exhibition examining grief and tears through art and culture, including the microscopic tear photography of Maurice Mikkers\.
- [The Morphology of Parched Tears — APS DFD](https://imaginariumoftears.com/exhibition/the-morphology-of-parched-tears-aps-dfd/): Scientific presentation connecting patterns from Imaginarium of Tears to fluid mechanics, morphology and quantitative pattern analysis\.

## Press
- [Tiroler Tageszeitung](https://imaginariumoftears.com/press-item/tiroler-tageszeitung/): German\-language feature on Maurice Mikkers and the visual landscape of human tears\.
- [Tech Times](https://imaginariumoftears.com/press-item/tech-times/): Science image feature including Maurice Mikkers’ microscopic photography\.
- [Hackaday](https://imaginariumoftears.com/press-item/hackaday/): Feature on the custom motorized microscope stage used to create large\-scale microscopic imagery\.
- [Made in Shoreditch — Painting the Invisible](https://imaginariumoftears.com/press-item/made-in-shoreditch-painting-the-invisible/): Feature on Christian Hook’s Sky Arts documentary and his visit to Maurice Mikkers to explore the hidden landscape of tears\.
- [VICE Netherlands](https://imaginariumoftears.com/press-item/vice-netherlands/): Dutch feature on Imaginarium of Tears, the Tear Collection Kit and the continuing development of the project\.

## Categories
- [Process / Engineering](https://imaginariumoftears.com/category/process-engineering/)
- [Edition / Shop](https://imaginariumoftears.com/category/edition-shop/)
- [Early Project](https://imaginariumoftears.com/category/early-project/)
- [Campaign / Engineering](https://imaginariumoftears.com/category/campaign-engineering/)
- [Exhibition / Live Experience](https://imaginariumoftears.com/category/exhibition-live-experience/)

## Product categories
- [Tear Collection Kit](https://imaginariumoftears.com/product-category/tear-collection-kit/)
- [Postcards](https://imaginariumoftears.com/product-category/postcards/)

## Tear Types
- [Emotional](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear-type/emotional/)
- [Reflex](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear-type/reflex/)
- [Basal](https://imaginariumoftears.com/tear-type/basal/)

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