Amy Poliero

What Does an Atom Look Like?

What Does an Atom Look Like? was exhibited at New Art Projects in London from January 9th to February 28th, 2026. Paintings, metal sculptures, and spray-painted mirrors challenge the viewer's perception of scale. Atoms are thousands of times smaller than the wavelength of visible light, but the mapping of electron clouds reveals familiar shapes that are repeated throughout this body of work.

Angstrom2025MIG-welded mild steel
Sines Point to Yes2025Oil and thread on canvas
Recursion2024MIG-welded mild steel
Eros no. 4332025Oil and thread on canvas
Relativity2025Oil and thread on canvas
Installation View2026New Art Projects
Covalence2025Oil and thread on canvas
Spherical Harmonics2025Oil and thread on canvas
What Does an Atom Look Like?2025Spray paint on mirrored panels
What Does an Atom Look Like?2025Spray paint on mirrored panels, detail view
Everything From Shells2025Oil and thread on canvas
Matter Wave2025Oil and thread on canvas
Covalence2025Oil and thread on canvas, detail view
What Does an Atom Look Like?2025Spray paint on mirrored panels
Unsicherheit2025Oil and thread on canvas
Sines Point to Yes2025Oil and thread on canvas, detail view