Valentine

Coronal view of the Artist's brain stem, cerebellum, and lateral ventricles

Valentine displays the heart-like structure that appears in the brain, in all its warmth and mystery.

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Valentine I

Valentine II

Valentine III

Valentine IV

Emerging

Coronal view of the neo-cortex

Emerging shows both the interior and the exterior of the brain. The bright white line of the skull in between acts as the divide between mankind and the universe beyond.

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Emerging I

Emerging II

Good Eggs

Good Egg I

Good Egg II

Good Egg III

Good Egg IV

Good Egg V

Celebration

Angiogram of Mark's brain

In Celebration, the blood vessels in the brain are dancing and holding hands in joyous celebration. The image is another example of discovering romance and beauty in the brain.

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Celebration I

Celebration II

Becoming

Axial MRI view of the artist's brain.

Becoming portrays the malleability and ephemeral nature of becoming a whole self and constructing one's own identity.

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Becoming I

Becoming II

Becoming III

Redeployed

X-ray view of the artist's spinal column

Redeployed refers to the strength and energy necessary to live with chronic illness, from which there is no furlough.

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Sun and Moon

Prefrontal cortex and eye socket of the artist's brain

In Sun and Moon the eye socket and regions of the brain is transformed into an image that conveys the extremes of temperature, both the hot and cold experienced by a brain that is compromised.

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Sun and Moon

Kaleidoscope

Bird Brain

Axial view of the brain stem and cerebellum

Bird Brain is an image of the lower brain stem, the area that controls autonomic functions such as breathing and heart rate. This image is humorous and playful, rather than intimidating despite the frighteningly powerful nature of this vital area of the brain.

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Bird Brain I

Bird Brain II

Bird Brain III

Bird Brain IV

Bird Brain V

Bird Brain VI

Bird Brain Triptych

Blush

Axial MRI view of the artist's brain

Blush is one of the many examples of finding beauty and romance in the brain, reminiscent of a blooming iris.

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Blush I

Blush II

Blush III

Blush IV

Intrigue

Axial MRI view of the artist's cerebellum

Intrigue portrays the enigmatic image of the brain folds.

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Intrigue I

Intrigue II

Intrigue III

Lesion I + II

Axial MRI views of the artist's brain

This image shows a large lesion in the artist brain. This lesion caused her to lose her ability to speak.

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Lesion I (Hole in Her Head)

Lesion II

Interrupted

Partial sagittal MRI view of the artist's brain

Interrupted shows an attempt to find wholeness and some sort of normalcy in a brain that has been scrutinized by the MRI machine.

Interrupted I

Interrupted I (detail of left panel)

Interrupted I (detail of right panel)

Interrupted II

Interrupted II (detail of left panel)

Interrupted II (detail of right panel)

Interrupted III

Daniel's Brain

Sagittal MRI view of Daniel's brain

Daniel's Brain shows a dramatic and detailed view of the brain. Such images are only available by the use of most powerful MRI available today.

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Daniel's Brain I

Daniel's Brain II

Stacked

X-ray view of the artist's spinal column

Stacked shows the beauty and symmetry of the spine in a way that invites the viewer to contemplate the complex mechanisms by which we navigate the world.

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