Mass Spectra as digital media
A mass spectrum enters the realm of Art through context and subjectivity. Absent the Scientific meaning, the mass spectra serve as digital materials in their own right: malleable lines and patterns, vestiges of massive physical phenomena.
The starting point for each piece below was a mass spectrum.
Can you find it?
Spectrum of the nucleosome, the carrier of DNA, forming the Golden Gate Bridge.
Intersections.
The spectral traces of an antibody 'inject' a vaccine into the MS trace of the COVID spike protein.
MS traces of melanin transformed into the hair of a young Black scientist. A collaborative project to celebrate Black History Month.
MS Flowers
LC-MS traces of mini-pig collagen depicted as a mountain. A commission for a recent PhD graduate in mass spectrometry.