Animalcules

Melissa Belli  produced a body of artwork based on the observation of human cells that was exhibited in her solo show “Animalcules: an exploratioin of the microcosm within” at the Sotoportego Gallery of the International Graphics School in Venice, Italy. The project strove to make current cellular scientific research accessible to the public by artistically representing discoveries and phenomena in the structure and behavior of cells. Raw images extracted in collaboration with Martin Spitaler from Imperial College London using various sources, including microscopes at ICL’s Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy, these images were then artistically interpreted and translated to bring the viewer’s awareness closer to the microcosm within.  The work was exhibited in an installation designed in 3D CAD software and cut with CNC machines in collaboration with Melissa Woolford from Nous Gallery/A4M and John Szlachta from Zaha Hadid Architects.  For further information go to https://sites.google.com/site/animalcules2010/home/installation.