Protein Sculptures: 'Villin' Project

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Julian Voss-Andreae (with students and faculty of DePauw University) Villin Headpiece Folding, 2011 Series of four objects Steel, aircraft cable, paint; longest object length 11' (3.30 m) Location: DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)

“Villin Headpiece Folding” (2011) consists of four sculptures created with faculty and students of DePauw University for the science building. The sculptures are based on frames of a protein folding simulation by Klaus Schulten’s research group.

This Emmy Award-winning video by Steven Drake features Voss-Andreae’s “Villin Headpiece Folding” (March 27, 2012):


Read more:
Straight Talk with Julian Voss-Andreae, SciArt in America (August 2013) pdf
Fusing Art and Science, DePauw University (November 1, 2011) link
Gurnon D, Voss-Andreae J, Stanley J.: Integrating Art and Science in Undergraduate Education, PLOS Biology 11 2 (2013) pdf


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