DETAIL FROM THE INFLATABLE MOLECULAR AND SUB WORLDS PROJECT

Mara G. Haseltine continues to investigate the molecular and sub-molecular structures of life using scientific data as the armatures for her sculptures.

The picture depicted here is the artist’s rendering of estrogen and testosterone.

“What is a constant source of amazement for me when people experience this work is that even though most people have never seen these subcellular forms fleshed out, they relate to them on a subconscious level and find, no matter how complex their form, the shapes innately familiar. The viewers relate to them intrinsically; these forms are functioning parts in all of us.” (MGH)