DNA is the template that dictates all the cellular processes within us. By understanding how DNA is organized, we can get an insight into health and disease. The research image shows a two-dimensional DNA origami structure, which has been constructed by weaving specific pieces of DNA together. These structures can be measured using atomic force microscopy, which works like a record player: there is a cantilevered sharp needle that is in contact with the samples, which are placed on a moving stage. The needle has a laser at its tip which measures the topography of the sample as it moves.
The art is inspired by Emma Kunz, a Swiss healer, researcher, and artist. Even though Kunz never received an arts education, she produced hundreds of geometric drawings that were usually visions of energy fields. These were used to formulate diagnoses for her patients who suffered from physical and mental ailments. This exhibit exemplifies how aesthetic geometries are a part of both artistic processes and scientific techniques.
Sound by Anders Pollack
DNA ni kiolezo ambacho huamuru michakato yote ya chembe ndani yetu. Kwa kuelewa jinsi DNA ilivyoandaliwa, tunaweza kupata ufahamu kuhusu afya na magonjwa. Picha ya utafiti inaonyesha muundo wa origami ya DNA ya vipimo viwili, ambayo imejengwa kwa kufunga vipande maalum vya DNA pamoja. Vifaa hivyo vinaweza kupimwa kwa kutumia darubini inayoitwa atomic force microscopy, ambayo inafanya kazi kama kicheza-rekodi: kuna sindano kali inayozunguka sampuli, ambayo huwekwa kwenye jukwaa linaloenda. sindano ina laser katika ncha yake ambayo hupima topography ya sampuli kama inakwenda. Sanaa hiyo ilichochewa na Emma Kunz, mtaalamu wa uponyaji, mtafiti, na msanii kutoka Uswisi. Hata ingawa Kunz hakupata elimu ya sanaa, alitengeneza mamia ya michoro ya kijiometri ambayo kwa kawaida ilikuwa maono ya mashamba ya nishati. Hizi zilitumiwa kugundua wagonjwa wake waliokuwa na magonjwa ya kimwili na ya kiakili. Maonyesho haya yanaonyesha jinsi jiometri za aesthetic zinavyo sehemu ya michakato ya kisanii na mbinu za kisayansi. Sauti ya Anders Pollack