Hilary Lorenz, New York City, USA

Cellular Study 5, 2000, 30" x 67", Lamda Digital C-Print

Mouse model 3, 20" x 51"

Artist Statement:

My photographs are of genetically engineered mice. I was elated to witness the captivating process of genetic engineering while shooting in a medical research lab in New York. The huddled group of one-day-old mice juxtaposes a x-day of a deceased mouse exposing the curve in its spine caused by a genetic mutation. The companion piece to this work is the beautifully fluorescing protein and DNA structures of mouse tissue. I am fascinated by the formal arrangement of the structures along with the arrangement of the mice themselves. I am especially engrossed by the power, elegance, and beautiful created in the microbiology lab.

Recent Exhibitions:

2001 Fulbright Senior Fellow to Taiwan
2001 "The Handbook of Phrenology" Center for Book Arts NYC
2001 National Institute of the Arts, Taipei Taiwan
2001 Locus Media, NYC
2000 New York Digital Salon, School of Visual Art, NYC
2000 Scandanavian-American Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2000 Miskolc Museum of Contemporary Art, Miskolc Hungry
2000 Frans Masereel Fellow, Kasterlee, Belgium
1999 Lower East Side Printshop, NYC
1999 "BODYTECH" Visualization of Biology, Duncan and Miller Gallery,
Washington, D.C.