Week 4: Medtech + Art

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 Personal Experience with Medical technologies:

In my lifetime, I have, fortunately, never broken a bone nor have gone to the hospital for any extreme/severe issue. There was one time I did pull a muscle from playing soccer on my right thigh. Because of the injury, I had to take an MRI to see exactly what occured. Professor Vesna, in lecture 2, brings up the topic of MRI and how It took over 5 hours to receive the first ever full MRI image. In my case, the image was done in less than 20 minutes. This truly brings in perspective how much our technology has advanced within the medical field and to think technology was once not even considered a factor into being a true doctor. 

On the topic of MRI, in Silvia Casini's text, I also found that it influence my understanding of MRI in the artistic way as she brings up interesting topics on how MRI look in the same way that a portain does and how MRI is acoustic more than visual. 

Quinn, Siobhan. Torn Quadricep - as Seen on an MRI. https://info.shields.com/bid/45855/Torn-Quadricep-as-seen-on-an-MRI. Accessed 21 Apr. 2022.
Visible Human Project 
When Professor Vesna, in lecture 1, was going through all the projects and events that have or are occuring, one material that influenced my understanding in these topics was the visible cross section of the human body. Being able to witness and see these usually hidden aspects of our life is truly fascination and eye opening with just the click of our mouse.  
“Cross-Sectional Anatomy of the Brain - EAnatomy.” IMAIOS, https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Anatomy/Brain/Brain-MRI-in-axial-slices. Accessed 21 Apr. 2022.
Plastic Surgery
Now on a final note, in lecture 3 on plastic surgery, the topic that I enjoyed learning was about "Orlan" who used various features of paintings to reconstruct herself. I think this is such a interesting way to incorporate art, medicine, and technology all together as I have never witness something quite unique.  
Vesna, Victoria. “Medicine pt3.” Medicine + Technology + Art | Lectures. 21 Apr. 2012.

References:

Casini, Silvia. “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as Mirror and Portrait: MRI Configurations between Science and the Arts.” Configurations, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 73–99, https://doi.org/10.1353/con.2011.0008.

“Visible Human Project: Anatomy of the Whole Human Body (Male Cadaver) - EAnatomy.” IMAIOS, https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Anatomy/Whole-body/Visible-Human-Project. Accessed 21 Apr. 2022.

Vesna, Victoria. “Medicine pt1.” Medicine + Technology + Art | Lectures. 21 Apr. 2012.

Vesna, Victoria. “Medicine pt2.” Medicine + Technology + Art | Lectures. 21 Apr. 2012.

Vesna, Victoria. “Medicine pt3.” Medicine + Technology + Art | Lectures. 21 Apr. 2012.

ORLAN | Artnet. http://www.artnet.com/artists/orlan/. Accessed 21 Apr. 2022.

Comments

  1. Erik JensenApril 24, 2022 at 8:46 PM

    I appreciate how you used events from your personal life to draw inspiration from this week's topic. I also found an interesting parallels between MRI imaging and the arts. In my blog, I also mentioned how ORLAN's work was a fascinating display of how plastic surgery and art intertwine.

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