“How can a three-pound mass
of jelly
that you can hold in your palm
imagine angels,
contemplate the meaning
of infinity,
and even question its own place in the cosmos?
Especially awe inspiring is
the fact that any single brain,
including yours,
is made up of atoms that were
forged in the hearts of countless,
far-flung stars billions of years ago.
These particles drifted for
eons and light-years
until gravity and change brought them together here,
now.
These atoms now form a
conglomerate
- your brain-
that can not only ponder the very stars that gave it
birth
but can also think about its own ability to think
and wonder
about its
own ability to wonder.
With the arrival of humans,
it has been said,
the universe has suddenly become
conscious of itself.
This, truly, it the
greatest mystery of all.”
― V.S. Ramachandran,
The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest
for What Makes Us Human
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I'm
in the infant stages of starting a fresh body of work.
The recipe:
breast cancer and
the human brain
The ingredients:
my photography, encaustic medium, rusted wire, inks, oil paints
and the female figure
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