X and Y (number 5)

I created a series of drawings and watercolours in the Genetics Department of St. Georges Hospital in London while looking at cells through a microscope. In particular, I looked at chromosomes. These experiences led me to create a series of digitally enhanced, “mocked-up” photographs of X and Y chromosomes. Some of the images appear frozen, which is a reference to cryonincs, the method of freezing the dead with the hope of re-animating them in the future when medical science has evolved. TECHNICAL STATEMENT I used a canon digital camera to take the original image, which was then transferred to my Macintosh G4 computer. Then, using Adobe Photoshop 7, I adjusted levels and enhanced the image.