CURRENT PROJECT

The past year I have been working on a photo series which I had been building in my head for years without knowing it. Continuously researching, I’m working in putting chapters together to build the story of a state, or let’s call it a place, and for the first time, I’m bringing others to play with me. With their help, I’m trying to translate states into science, and science into art, in what I hope will be a beautiful telling of a truth lived by many, yet understood by so few.

I’ll be using my public Instagram as a small diary of the process, and I hope you want to follow along. Please follow me there for the full process, but find below some of the latest findings.

Thanks to Dr. Jodi Pawluski, Université de Rennes. (CAN/FR), Dr. Malte Ottenhausen, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (DE), Dr. Elseline Hoekzema, Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra UMC (NL), Tobias Højgaard, Novo Nordisk (DK), Balder Olrik & Camilla Holck (DK), Laia Abril (SP) og Peter Funch (DK), and finally to the Allen Institute for their scientific support.

NISSL stain coronal view of a sliced female brain, on instant film. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their support ~ Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analogphotograp
Stunning patterns of brain sand in the human pineal gland, on instant film. . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analogphotography #maternalbrain #femalepain #femalepsychology #femalebrain #contemporaryphotography #resear
The beautiful Coronal view of the left side of the brain of a 34 year old African American woman. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their support ~ Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute.
The left subcortex of a 48 year old Caucasian woman, on instant film. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their help and support. Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analog
The beautiful brain. Here a backdrop created out of a Block face of a coronal slice, on Instant film. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their support ~ Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #mater
The beautiful coronal viewed brain tissue of a 34 year old African American woman, on instant film. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their support. Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #matern
NISSL stain coronal view of a sliced female brain, on instant film. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their help and support ~ Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analog
The beautiful visual cortex of a 31 year old woman, on instant film. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their help and support. Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analog
Here is a T1 MRI sagittal view of a 48 year old Caucasian woman. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their help and support ~ Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analogpho
The beautiful coronal viewed brain tissue of a 34 year old African American woman. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their help and support. Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainch
NISSL stain coronal view of a sliced female brain. Thanks to the Allen Institute for their help and support ~ Original image courtesy of the Allen Institute. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analogphotography #mat
Sagittal plane view of my neck and head, a 41 year old Hispanic woman. . . . . . . . #maternalworld #neuroscience #maternalbrainchanges #analogphotography #maternalbrain #femalepain #femalepsychology #femalebrain #contemporaryphotography #research
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