The paradoxical beauty of malaria cell patterns.

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"Paradox 5"
8” x 10”
Painted with thread on disperse-dyed poly-satin and velvet; cotton and rayon threads
-Without context, close-up images of malaria cells are strangely beautiful. Distance reveals a contradictory truth: the death of Rideau Canal workers from the malaria.