This morning she looked like this.

Of course an industrial chemist might need a microscope in her lab, but this one is just a toy: small and lightweight, without a fine focus or a mechanical stage. Besides, she’s holding it backward.

But the look of joy on her face is art’s triumph. The makeup is right, the dentistry is right, the lock of hair falls just so, and the stage is empty. Artfully deployed, the new model sees with joy into nothing.