[-photography, science-]

Heart Chakra

Originally uploaded by Solitaire Miles.

This image gets to me, leaving me a little bit breathless. I’m not sure why. I have a nursing background so it has nothing to do with seeing someone’s insides. It has more to do with making something visible that we almost never see and therefore, often don’t think about.

The artist, Solitaire Miles is using the scans and medical procedures that she’s had to undergo as art– with beautiful results.

The image is striking. I’m struck by how close the heart is to the brain. I’m struck by how strong the arteries look. I’m interested in the fact that there’s symmetry but there’s also asymmetry within. And it fascinates me that the heart is clearly visible but the brain isn’t.

The image stimulates both my mind and my heart.

Art is about making the internal, the secret, the little understood, the inexpressible, the unarticulated, the unknown–visible.

Thanks Solitaire for the ultimate in personal art.

See more of Solitaire’s art at her flickr site.
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See my essay on my inconsistent bloggedness here.
Here’s another post and work of art - by arlee - based on the heart