A big congrats to previous artist Elizabeth Jameson for her piece in The New York Times!
Jameson appeared in E-Squared Magazine’s debut issue which explored themes of the animal and what it means to be human. Read more about her in Issue #1 below.
Elizabeth Jameson’s work lives at the intersection of science, art, and technology. She uses emerging forms of neuro-technology to make images accessible to people living with brain disease and to the public in general. Her role as an artist is to explore and apply technology in such a way that provokes conversations about living with a disease. She focuses on brain scans, particularly Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), considering them one of the primary symbols of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Through personal experience, Jameson understands the visual impact of MRI well as she was diagnosed with MS many years ago. Undergoing numerous brain scans to track the progression of her disease, she developed a deep fascination with the architecture of the brain and began focusing her art practice on reinterpreting these frightening yet mesmerizing images.
Jameson’s images serve as a starting point to describe the ever-changing experience of living with a progressive disease. She begins her work with medical imaging that provides an intimate view of the brain’s interior structure. She describes how the medical images show a naked brain, without the context of human emotions and feelings and attempts to reclaim the MRI through printmaking, adding color and elements of design to disrupt the unsightliness of her brain lesions. Through the new imagery she generates, Jameson allows a view of the brain that combines beauty and complexity.
Vibrant in color, Elizabeth Jameson’s compositions provide a mood that changes the discourse with herself and her body. Her work is shown internationally and can be found in permanent collections like the National Institute of Health (NIH), Stanford University, Yale University, The Center for Brain Science at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Center for Art and Brain at the University of California, Davis. In addition, Jameson’s work has been featured as cover art in numerous scientific publications such as Neurology, the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology and Oxford University Press.