TITLE: 'Microscopic Satellite', 2007

MATERIALS: Painted aluminum, digital image in laminated glass, vinyl & dimmable fluorescent tubes

CLIENT: Royal Hobart Hospital, Emergency Department of Medicine

PROJECT: Art for Public Buildings Scheme

ARTISTS’ STATEMENT
Microscopic Satellite, uses two satellite images of parts of Tasmania which
have been enlarged and pixilated to create two oversized artwork panels.
Squint and you will see the Pieman River winding through its lush green
habitat, (in the North West of the state) and a large formation of phytoplankton
bloom in the deep blue water off the East Coast of Tasmania. Underlying these
macroscopic views of the world are eleven schematic diagrams of microscopic
cellular structures found in humans – including different types of blood cells,
neurons, mitosis (the process of a cell dividing) and a venous flow pattern.
These drawings come into view at certain times of the day when they become
illuminated from behind, providing an ever changing view. This juxtaposition
of images highlights the similarities, complexity and repetition of patterns in
nature at different scales.

Daniel Zika & Kate Owen