Genetic Garden
Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2025
80″ x 314″ x 2″
Above photos by David Paul Bayles
Cells 31 – 56 on black walls. New Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, California. 2018
Cells 1 – 30 on black wall. Works/San José, San José, California. 2018
96″ x 192″ x 2″
Genetic Garden presents invented cells, organisms, bacteria, and cancers. These lens-like views reflect my exploration of wonder, beauty, interconnectedness, evolution, healing, aging, and death. The works celebrate the 50 trillion cells in the human body, the ecosystems of our planet, and the Universe as a whole—encompassing all space, time, matter, and energy. Creating imaginary cells gives me hope that creativity and intelligence can prevail over the greed and ignorance contributing to the destruction of species biodiversity.
For smaller installation configurations, visit Omnis Cellula e Cellula
For individual cells, visit Cells 1 – 56