Inside Out: Body Imaging Sculptures by Angela Palmer

Qvist Gallery, Hunterian Museum. The Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2

30 January – 20 May 2007

Website: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk

The increasing cross-over between science and art has seen an explosion of work in a myriad of media worldwide, resulting in exciting collaborations between the disciplines. Angela’s work is largely based on details derived from MRI and CAT scans which she engraves or draws onto multiple sheets of glass, layer upon layer. This technique allows her to use the scientific anatomy of the human body stripped of its recognisable features.

Most of Angela’s work is based on MRI scans of herself – rebuilding the body, slice by slice, to create a self-portrait. While the works may not be instantly recognisable as a portrait, they are objective representations – removing the familiar to expose the extraordinary architecture of the internal human form.

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