The term “neuronal arborization” takes root in the Latin “arbor” or “tree” and aptly characterizes the branched architecture of our brain cells. Original sketches – of tree roots and twigs – for this artwork were completed on Adobe Illustrator after which the digital file was used to reproduce plasma-cut steel parts. This sculpture is stacked in parallel planes, directly referring to the stacked formation of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. A morphologically correct portrayal of the Purkinje cell sits in the right corner of this sculpture; this unique part was cut using a hand-held plasma cutter as if to execute a drawing.

On View – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – National Institutes of Health | U.S. (2021 – current)
Photographs taken at Van Every / Smith Galleries | Davidson College, U.S.