Protein Sculptures: Indoor Works

Birth of an Idea

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Julian Voss-Andreae Birth of an Idea, 2007 Steel, glass, and wood; 60” x 32” x 32” (1.50 x 0.80 x 0.80 m) Location: Rockefeller University, NYC

“Birth of an Idea” (2007), commissioned by Roderick MacKinnon, is based on his Nobel Prize winning elucidation of the potassium channel protein.

Read more:
Julie Wallace: Protein Sculptures for the People, AWIS Magazine (Spring 2008) pdf
Philip Ball: The crucible: Art inspired by science should be more than just a pretty picture, Chemistry World (March 2008)pdf