# Hold your breath for micro-sculpture

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Willard Wigan
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/willard_wigan_hold_your_breath_for_micro_sculpture)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Willard Wigan tells the story of how a difficult and lonely childhood drove him to discover his unique ability -- to create art so tiny that it can't be seen with the naked eye. His slideshow of figures, as seen through a microscope, can only be described as mind-boggling.

## Lectures

1. [Hold your breath for micro-sculpture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/willard_wigan_hold_your_breath_for_micro_sculpture/e565341e52e3), 20 min (TED's player)