The show invites visitors to explore the hidden landscapes of the human body. Starting with the alchemy of a kiss, to shared intimacy, it unveils the biology of attraction, with previously unpublished images of a spermatozoon and a hatching human embryo. It then journeys through the ecosystem of the intestine, from the microbiome of a newborn child to the gut of an adult revealing a teeming wilderness of bacteria. Exploring the rugged landscapes of our skin, it zooms in on the microbial communities that transform odorless sweat into a distinctive scent. From there it moves through fat cells, muscle fibers and bones, blood and the architecture of the senses, before closing on the brain cells that make meaning of it all.

Collectively, the images sit at the edge of what is known, offering a glimpse into a body as vast and interconnected as a coral reef.

To reach these depths, Oeggerli works with a scanning electron microscope. Capturing structures at the nanoscale in extraordinary detail, he returns to the digital darkroom, adding color by hand, as faithfully to nature as possible, but with the freedom to depart where meaning demands.