“Proximal”

Proximal

2014

“situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment”

As a photographer, I aim to share and extend my passion of science through art. The two subjects tend to diverge from each other, but my journey so far has led me to an appreciation of how they inspire, and perhaps enhance, one another.

This series combines the two subject areas to create a statement of collaboration. Science would not be where it is today without the work of artists dating all the way back to Leonardo da Vinci in the sixteenth century. His anatomy drawings are still used in human anatomy text books today, just as they are still cherished works of art. Even in current times, scientific illustration is used to identify new species of plants and animals. Science also extends itself into art, sometimes without the artist even knowing. So much of what we feel and strive to share with the world is connected to science. Nick Veasey, a current-day artist, is using scientific technology by creating photographs using a giant x-ray machine. His head turning work focuses on showing the unseen interior of common day objects, animals and humans.

For this series in particular, I strive to show that combining science and art can spread a message of connection of the human spirit. We are all the same on the inside, regardless of what we look like or what passion we follow.