staceythinx:

Japanese artist Mika Aoki uses the ethereal quality of glass to get us to look differently at subjects like viruses, reproduction and the origins of life.

"People say ‘be a man.’ People say it all the time. But what does that even mean?
Is it about strength? Is it about sacrifice? Is it about winning?
Maybe it’s simpler than that.
You have to know when not to man up. Sometimes it takes a real man to set his ego aside, admit defeat, and simply start all over again."