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Dawn Csutoros
"Rosy’s instant acceptance of our model at first amazed
me…None the less, like almost everyone else, she saw the appeal
of the base pairs and accepted the fact that the structure was too
pretty not to be true." James D. Watson
After meeting with Simon, I wanted to find more about DNA. My drawing
offers a different view of the one we normally see. This is a top
cross section view, looking down through the double helix. This
seemed appropriate in that it alludes to many things within the
one image — interconnection, balance and harmony. These aspects
are intrinsic to Simon’s research on Antarctic food webs. DNA
is a very beautiful structure in itself, and from this perspective
one not unlike a mandala. "Animism is the ultimate defender
of science and science of animism.
After all, the scientific world more easily than any other can
identify with the idea of a universal inner structure. And most
scientists would agree that the profound unity of that structure
is an essential beauty." John Ralston Saul
Simon Jarman
I thought this impression of DNA was really original because Dawn
chose a view down the length of the molecule, whereas most representations
of DNA use a side view. This view of DNA from another angle has
brought out an extra aspect of the beauty of the structure of this
famous molecule that is not normally seen. I also liked the use
of colour, which was much more subtle than the high-contrast representations
that a scientist would use. Great to have a really beautiful interpretation
of something that I study.
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