‘It’s what’s on the inside that counts’

I wanted to recreate the mesmerising patterns of skin cells when seen under a microscope. Slight movement, blurry in parts- like a sample in a laboratory. I’ve often been told I need a thicker skin and have been thinking a lot about what that would physically mean rather than just the saying. I found printing these quite cathartic. Sometimes I think I have a thick skin, sometimes it feels ‘thin’. We are so much more than just our thoughts- quite literally, we are trillions of skin cells!

This piece explores the simultaneous symmetry and asymmetry within our bodies; the colon is always depicted as an organic, meandering form, yet inside it there are almost perfect triangles.

The Amygdala is a core component of the limbic system. It acts as the brain's primary alarm system, regulating emotional responses (especially fear, anxiety, and aggression) and driving survival instincts

I wanted to explore this tiny part of our brain that causes us to feel so much, particularly fear, and re imagine this cross section of the brain as a beautiful landscape. I found this process cathartic as someone who deals with anxiety.