'Order' was inspired by a number of works by architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959).
Wright stated that 'the space within becomes the reality of the building'.
For me as a Cancer Researcher, this idea evokes the inherent order within cells, before genomic instability alters molecular integrity and leads to the cancer phenotype.
leaded stained glass (50 cm X 50 cm)
In cancer, 'Transformation' occurs as 'Order' is lost in cells.
The initiator of this process in genomic instability due to genetic and epigenetic
changes in the cell.
I visualize this process as a ripping apart of the cell’s normal order as the new cancer characteristics emerge.
leaded stained glass (50 cm X 50 cm)
‘Transformation’
‘Order’
Assembly of ‘Order’.
Glass pieces cut prior to assembly of ‘Transformation’.
"Cell Cycle" 50 cm X 50 cm leaded stained glass designed and built by David Rodenhiser (c) 1999
I've included a number of biology-related icons within this piece to highlight embryonic development and the cell's proliferative cycle.
This idea started as a small
sketch and ended up on the
cover of EMBO journal
(volume 18, issue 17)
‘Cell Cycle’
‘Deco Window 2005’
‘Trillium 2003’
‘Wine and Grapes 2005’
‘Sails 1999’
Increasingly, my science and my art are becoming intertwined.
Glass is a terrific medium with which to explore colour, texture, form and design.
I've been at this for about ten years.
Sails: copyright David Rodenhiser, 1999
The last piece in this tryptich (‘Metastasis’) is now under construction (photos soon)