Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Glass Sculptures: The Unsettling Beauty of Lethal Pathogens



 E. coli, by Luke Jerram.
 
 


 Enterovirus 71 (involved in hand, foot and mouth disease) by Luke Jerram.

 


Swine Flu, by Luke Jerram.

...............................................................................................................................................

Luke Jerram’s microbial sculptures are on display in “Playing with Fire: 50 Years of Contemporary Glass,” an exhibition at New York’s Museum of Art and Design through April 7, 2013, and “Pulse: Art and Medicine,” opening at Strathmore Fine Art in Bethesda, Maryland, on February 16. “Pulse” runs through April 13, 2013.

...............................................................................................................................................

Note: Click Title Link for More Photographs/Smithsonian Mag. Article