Biddeford Art Gallery presents 'Images of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence' opening May 5

Brain scan images
The exhibit features images of biological samples produced by scientists on 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s Biddeford Campus in conversation with the work of contemporary Maine painter Honour Mack.

The at the 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s Jack S. Ketchum Library in Biddeford is pleased to present β€œImages of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence: Work from 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s Histology and Imaging Core and Paintings by Honour Mack,” opening May 5.

The exhibit will feature images of biological samples produced by scientists on 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s Biddeford Campus in conversation with the work of contemporary Maine painter Honour Mack.

β€œThe energy of Mack’s paintings β€” colorful, geometrical, spiritual, and biomorphic β€” form a wonderful pairing with the striking images used for scientific inquiry, allowing a visual conversation to emerge from two different but sympathetic sources,” remarked Hilary Irons, director of Galleries and Exhibitions at 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν.

The exhibit is coordinated in collaboration with 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences.

β€œMy paintings offer no concrete destination but seek to suspend a viewer in the present moment,” Mack remarked, offering a unique counterpoint to the precision that science can provide. β€œThis objective is supported by my interest in the intersection of references to anatomy, man-made structures, early esoteric philosophies, and ancient scientific examinations of the world.”

β€œImages of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence” runs through Sept. 29. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held Friday, May 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the library, located at 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford. The library is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

For more information, contact Irons at hirons@une.edu.

Masks are optional indoors on 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s campuses. For 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s latest COVID-19 protocols, visit the 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν Onward website. Irons would like to extend special thanks to Ian Meng, Ph.D., director of 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) for the Study of Pain and Sensory Function, and Peter Caradonna, B.S., manager of COBRE’s Histology and Imaging Core.

Above images: (L-R): Mouse embryo transverse section stained with alcian blue and imaged with brightfield microscopy (image psuedocolored). Section prepared by Peter Caradonna, manager, COBRE Histology and Imaging Core at 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν, and Dr. Lindsey Fitzsimons, former Ph.D. student in the Tucker Lab at 911±¬ΑΟΝψΊμΑμ½ν; Honour Mack, Swank Bight, 2020, watermedia on paper, 22”x 22.”