| The artists Denise Wyllie and Clare
O Hagan, encountered the work of scientist Rosalind
Franklin during research into DNA.
Rosalind Franklin made the first clear X-Ray image of
the structure of DNA. In a tribute to Rosalind Franklin,
the artists are re-presenting her work and incorporating
the iconic Photo 51 into their art. |
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A Vision of Rosalind 1
Rosalind Franklins
famous Photo 51 shows the mysterious “X”
shape that informed Watson and Crick of double
helix structure of DNA. In ‘A Vision of
Rosalind 1’, her Photo 51 is reinterpreted
in celebratory colours.
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Vision of Rosalind 2
Franklins
pioneering techniques in X-ray diffraction led
to the discovery of this photograph used here
in repeats along with a bold DNA and bandings
of blue.
With
this photograph as physical evidence, but without
her knowledge or consent, Watson and Crick went
on to publish their Nobel Prize-winning theoretical
structure of DNA in Nature in 1953.
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A Vision of Rosalind 3
This image shows Photo
51, The juxtaposition of this, other DNA models
and genetic information, gives due regard to
her work together with all scientists working
in medical research. There is a sad irony in
this artworks heritage, in celebratrating innovations
in Cancer Research, as Rosalind Franklin died
at the age of 37 from ovarian cancer.
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Vision of Rosalind 4
Rosalind
Franklin wrote:
“In my view, all that is necessary
for faith is the belief that by doing our best
we shall succeed in our aims: the improvement
of mankind.”
“A Vision of Rosalind 4”
celebrates humankinds endeavour in scientific
and medical research. It places Franklins Photograph
51 with Crick and Watson’s structure of
DNA, it shows cluster analysis of gene micro
array data and beautifully bejewelled and coloured
representations of human cells. These particular
cells are from ‘the family jewels’.
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