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Boing Boing:  Scientific concepts depicted with photos of everyday objects

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Art: Everyday Science. I especially like the fingerprint series. http://www.kevinvanaelst.com/art.html 2 days ago

Scientific representations with everyday objects. Beautiful photography from Kevin Val Aelst: http://bit.ly/P5FiC 22 days ago

Fotografia de lo cotidiano... Llevando la ciencia al arte. http://www.kevinvanaelst.com/art.html 22 days ago

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Scientific concepts depicted with photos of everyday objects
Boing Boing — ... gummy worms for DNA, clothes for the heart and other things you'd find around the house." While the depictions of information--such as an EKG, fingerprint, map or anatomical model--are unconventional, the truth and accuracy to the illustrations are just as valid as more traditional depictions. This work is about creating order where we expect to find randomness, and also hints that the minutiae all around us is capable of communicating much larger ideas. Kevin Van Aelst (Thanks, Lee!) ...

Gummy chromosomes and Cantor set eggs
MAKE Magazine — From photographer Kevin Van Aelst. [via Boing Boing] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Photography | Digg this!