Butterfly in the Brain #2
Suzanne
Anker is a visual artist working with scientific iconography in the realms
of genetics and neuroscience. Her work has been exhibited both nationally
and internationally in such venues as the J.Paul Getty museum, the Smithsonian
Institute, the Philips Collection, the Walker Art Center, the Museum of
Modern Art in Japan among others. Her work is represented by Universal
Concepts Unlimited in New York City.
The Butterfly in the Brain continues Anker’s investigation into the visualizing techniques available through high technology simulation such as the microscope and the telescope. This work focuses on a dialogue of signs within the symmetrical (or virtually symmetrical) structures of the butterfly and the brain, both of which possess an axis copy. Using neurological maps as well as charts of urban sprawl, Anker plots the shape of a butterfly in each pattern. Constellations emerge from these distinct models calling into question the ways in which biological form is replicated in the cultural domain.
The Butterfly in the Brain continues Anker’s investigation into the visualizing techniques available through high technology simulation such as the microscope and the telescope. This work focuses on a dialogue of signs within the symmetrical (or virtually symmetrical) structures of the butterfly and the brain, both of which possess an axis copy. Using neurological maps as well as charts of urban sprawl, Anker plots the shape of a butterfly in each pattern. Constellations emerge from these distinct models calling into question the ways in which biological form is replicated in the cultural domain.
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