The
BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota supports businesses that are working with materials on the molecular and cellular level.
In other words, stuff that's too small to see with the naked eye.
Last week, the organization unveiled an original artwork it commissioned that it hopes will help Minnesotans visualize the type of work it promotes.
"We wanted to create a symbol that will help to connect the individual to the science, so that people can feel part of it and connected to it," said Dale Wahlstrom, CEO of the Alliance.
"Unfolding the Natural History and Science of Life" is a 3'-by-6' print by multimedia artist Lynn Fellman, who specializes in science-inspired art. Fellman reversed the scale of her subjects; the largest footprint goes to proteins and DNA strands, while animals and plants are pictured smallest.
Wahlstrom said the goal is for the image to become an identifiable symbol for the life-science community the Alliance represents in the state. It also plans to sell notecards and posters to raise funds for its Destination 2025 mission.
The image is hanging in the BioBusiness Alliance's office. (A small version image can be viewed on its website
here.)
Source: Dale Wahlstrom, BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
Writer:
Dan Haugen