Malaria (Series 2)
Artist
Jerram, Luke
(British, born 1974)
Date2015
OriginUnited Kingdom
MediumBlown glass
Dimensions10 1/4 × 17 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (26 × 45.1 × 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2017.75
Label TextLuke Jerram (British, born 1974)
Malaria (Series 2)
Flame-worked borosilicate glass, 2015
Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
This spiky, transparent sculpture represents the Malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite) before it has entered a human red blood cell. The artist, who is colorblind, was drawn to the true visual properties of viruses. He says, “For me the transparent and colorless glassworks consider how the artificial coloring of scientific microbiological imagery affects our understanding of these phenomena. By extracting the color from the imagery and creating jewel-like beautiful sculptures in glass, a complex tension arises between the artworks’ beauty and what they represent…”
Status
Not on view
