DR. GREG DUNN IN COLLABORATION WITH DR. BRIAN EDWARDS. "SELF REFLECTED", 22K HANDMADE GILDED MICROETCHING

22k handmade gilded microetching (24 x 32 inches). Number 6 of a limited edition of 10.

A REMARKABLE DEPICTION OF A SLICE OF THE HUMAN BRAIN AT 22X SCALE Dr. Greg Dunn (artist and neuroscientist) and Dr. Brian Edwards (artist and applied physicist) created Self Reflected to elucidate the nature of human consciousness, bridging the connection between the mysterious three pound macroscopic brain and the microscopic behavior of neurons. Self Reflected offers an unprecedented insight of the brain into itself, revealing through a technique called reflective microetching the enormous scope of beautiful and delicately balanced neural choreographies designed to reflect what is occurring in our own minds as we observe this work of art. Self Reflected was created to remind us that the most marvelous machine in the known universe is at the core of our being and is the root of our shared humanity. 

Self Reflected was made using an elaborate combination of hand drawing, algorithmically simulated neural circuitry, adapted neuroscientific data, photolithography, gilding, and strategic lighting. It is not a scan or a photograph of any kind. Microetchings are handmade lithographs that manipulate light on a microscopic scale to control the reflectivity of metallic surfaces in precise ways. These techniques were invented by Dr. Greg Dunn and his colleague Dr. Brian Edwards in order to change the way in which the viewer experiences a painting. Please note that these microetchings are designed to evolve based on the moving perspective of the viewer and are impossible to capture in still images.