This collaborative project by a scientist and artist from the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine asks the reader to consider
the aesthetics of human disease, a dynamically powerful force of
nature that acts without regard to race, religion, or culture. Here
more than sixty medical science professionals present visually
stunning patterns of different diseases affecting various areas of
the human anatomy. Captured with a variety of imaging technology
ranging from spectral karyotyping to scanning electron microscopy,
we see beauty in the delicate lacework of fungal hyphae invading a
blood vessel, the structure of the normal cerebellum, and the
desperate drive of metastasizing cancer cells. However,
appreciation of the imagery produced by disease, which smacks of
modern art, is bittersweet; we simultaneously experience the beauty
of the natural world and the pain of those living with these
disease processes. Ultimately, this series of images will leave the
viewer with an understanding and appreciation of visual beauty
inherent within the field of modern medical science.
General
| Imprint: |
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2013 |
| First published: |
March 2013 |
| Authors: |
Norman Barker
|
| Dimensions: |
279 x 216 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7643-4412-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Photography & photographs >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7643-4412-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780764344121 |
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