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August 16, 2002 Art Gallery |
The subjects of Hunter O'Reilly's upcoming art exhibit are straight out of the headlines and editorial pages: anthrax, human cloning, stem cell research, and genetic profiling. She explores these topics by juxtaposing images, photographs and micrographs in what might be called digital collages. In Anthrax Clock, the artist overlays images of anthrax spores with self-portraits in four panels that represent the face of a clock. As the concentration of anthrax increases, the artist's facial expression changes from happiness to pain to comatose.
The artist's intent is to stimulate viewers to consider both sides of controversial issues in cutting-edge research, including the positive aspects of biotechnology that are often neglected in the media. "Whether people agree with me or not, I feel I am successful if people have a better understanding of science through my art," says O'Reilly. In A Few Cells Create a Kidney and a New Life: Portrait of Shauna Anderson, O'Reilly portrays the story of a woman with kidney failure. The story behind the art suggests that she and others could benefit from stem cell research.
Trained as a geneticist, O'Reilly has produced numerous covers for scientific journals. She lectures at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside. The exhibition "Radioactive Biohazard: Reinterpreting Biotechnology as Art" will be at the University of Michigan Warren Robbins Gallery in Ann Arbor, Michigan from September 3 through 26, 2002. Below are more digital artworks from the exhibit.
See related GNN articles —Birgit Reinert
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