Jessica Lloyd-Jones is another artist looking at the intersection of art and science. She explores the nature of the body and the mind and our perception of our own physical makeup in her work. She incorporates anatomy, neurology, bioluminescence, and geology, among other fields of study, in her body of work. Similarly broad is the various mediums of her work, including coal, metal, glass, 2D, installation, and video art, reinforce the image of a very interdisciplinary artist with a wide range of abilities and interests.
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Anatomical Neon series is definitely one of my favorites by her. She recreates the brain, lungs, heart, and eye with hollow glass sculptures which she then fills with gases to produce a neon glow. Each type of gas and its aesthetic properties - color, movement, etc - is chosen to match the properties of the organ she's trying to represent. She says:
Blown glass human organs encapsulate inert gases displaying different colours under the influence of an electric current. The human anatomy is a complex, biological system in which energy plays a vital role. Brain Wave conveys neurological processing activity as a kinetic and sensory, physical phenomena through its display of moving electric plasma. Optic Nerve shows a similar effect, more akin to the blood vessels of the eye and with a front 'lens' magnifiying the movement and the intensity of light. Heart is a representation of the human heart illuminated by still red neon gas.Electric Lungs is a more technically intricate structure with xenon gas spreading through its passage ways, communicating our human unawareness of the trace gases we inhale in our breathable atmosphere.
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Black Bulbs series is another series of hers that caught my eye. The deep black surrounds the neon, allowing only the strongest bits of light to pass through the nearly opaque surface. The concept behind the work is impressive as well. The black glass is used to contain and control the light, an allegory to humanity's desire to gather and control energy.
