28″ x 30″ x 4″
Screen printed Plexi glass, mirror, and hanging hardware
This image was created site specific for a class show (Pattern in Environment) at Life Technologies-Thermo Fisher Scientific, a stem cell research facility.
I wanted to keep with my theme of changes in the brain and Life Technologies does stem cell research with Parkinson’s disease cells. I started with an image of a Parkinson’s disease brain cell and reworked the image in Photoshop. I created a second layer outline so that I could create a two-color print. I printed on plexi and offset the image with spacers. A mirror was place behind the 2 printed plexi panels so the viewer catches glimpses of himself or herself as they view the work. Much like Alzheimer’s and Dementia there is no way to know if you may get the disease, no way to prevent and no cure. Approximately 60,000 people a year in the USA are diagnosed with Parkinson’s. I wanted the viewer to ponder the idea of the unknown of the future.