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seven tiny camels and three palm trees built by nikolai aldunin fit in the eye of a needle
russian artist nikolai aldunin works by the beat of his heart to keep his hands perfectly still in order to build his extraordinarily microscopic artworks.
aldunin informs his work after a russian tale about levsha - a left-handed tula craftsman so talented he was able to put horseshoes on a flea.
not only does he take cues from this tale - one of his pieces also challenges a biblical narrative. jesus christ once told his disciples that it is
‘easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of god’,
well, it seems it is easier, as he managed to fit seven tiny camels - and also three palm trees of course - within the eye of a sewing needle.
to create his tiny masterpieces, aldunin uses syringes, toothpicks and superglue and requires a 28-year-old microscope to see them.

russian artist nikolai aldunin works by the beat of his heart to keep his hands perfectly still in order to build his extraordinarily microscopic artworks.

the work can be frustrating - while crafting the butt of a miniature rifle for two weeks, aldunin lost the piece and begin again

aldunin informs his work after a russian tale about levsha - a left-handed tula craftsman so talented he was able to put horseshoes on a flea


to create his tiny masterpieces, aldunin uses syringes, toothpicks and superglue and requires a 28-year-old microscope to see them
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If you like this, please check out Birmingham’s WIllard Wigan for what I feel are even more amazing micro Art. http://www.willard-wigan.com/gallery.aspx
Absolutely amazing!
Best not drop any of these! Wonderful work!
I wonder if he can see into your brain when he’s talking to you.
Very similar to http://www.willard-wigan.com…
I guess (hope) great minds think alike…
http://www.willard-wigan.com/Images/gallery2012/hires/NineCamels.jpg
The camels are cool, but it’s likely that Jesus originally said ‘rope’, not ‘camel’. The Aramaic word gamla means both rope and camel, and the Greek words for rope (ka’ mi los) and camel (ka’ me los) are very similar. The Lamsa bible reads rope, not camel (not saying that this is the best Bible). I don’t think anyone knows for sure what it really was. I want to figure this out!
it just doesn’t make a lot of sense him saying camel.