Michael Koerner, Ph.D. (b. 1963) is a scientist and a photographer who specializes in historic/alternative photographic processes. As a scientist and organic chemistry professor, he conducts scientific research. In his series My DNA, he experimented for years with chemical reactions to create organic abstractions using tintype process. Yet, beyond aesthetics, his work reflects the story […]
Art and Science
Mary West Quin: 100 Butterflies: A Prayer for Peace
Mary West Quin is a photographer and educator based in Alabama. In her recent series 100 Butterflies: A Prayer for Peace, she created one hundred platinum palladium contact prints of found butterflies. The remains were collected on walks with her children and on a butterfly migratory path located on a 2- lane road she traveled […]
Art + Science: The Exhibition
What exactly is Art + Science? Does the convergence of these two fields help the imaginative thinkers to create a new kind of art? Or does it help those who rely on objective knowledge to expand the field of science? It’s clear that science, especially with the aid of current technology, can provide artists with […]
Sue Palmer Stone: Embodiment: Salvaging A Self
Sue Palmer Stone is a photographer based in Connecticut. The photographs from her series EMBODIMENT: SALVAGING A SELF shed light on the artist’s current state of physical stability and instability stemming from an autoimmune condition. In these photographs, found objects are entangled, wrapped, bound and enveloped, creating a sense of tension that hovers between deterioration […]
Art + Science: Art of Healing: Dora Maar
Dora Maar (1907-1997) was a French artist and poet. At age 19, she attended photography school and studied alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson. In the 1930’s, she became an integral member within the surrealist circles, using photography as a medium to explore the unconscious and fantasy realms. In the darkroom, she examined recurring surrealist motifs (for example […]
Art + Science: Art of Healing: Ronni Knepp
Ronni Mae Knepp is a fine art photographer based in Texas. She is also a current candidate for an MFA in Photography at the Academy of Art University. The photographs from her project entitled Dear John Doe reflect the personal and emotional aftermath of being a victim of rape. What initially began as a more […]