Exhibition Label Final

Lauren Baum

DNA

2016

Digital painting

40”X 30”

“You are worthy, our Lord and God,

    to receive glory and honor and power,

for you created all things,

    and by your will they were created

    and have their being.”   Revelation 4:11

Looking to the stars with a telescope than look to your hair with a microscope from large to small God’s wisdom and design can be seen in all aspects of the universe. It is difficult to think of these two drastically different realms together in the same space. By combining some of the smallest aspects of the human body and the great vastness of the universe, these images are meant to show that even the smallest elements in the universe were created with thoughtfulness and intent.

Astronomers have discovered many different and amazing cosmic features, which have inspired designs for this work. When observing the seemingly infinite wonders of outer space it is easy to forget that the creator of these massive cosmic wonders also created the smallest most complex parts of our own bodies. Recognizing that such complex elements of the universe and intricate parts of our bodies could not have developed by chance, is the first step in understanding the intent of this work.