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Diana Bahr
NEURAL BRIDGES
Neural Bridges consists of fi ve layers, each
representing a bridge design: arch, truss, suspension,
closed arch and double trunnion. The bridges are
broken, no longer connecting – a metaphor for a
breakdown in the brain’s ability to communicate with
itself; yet also speaking to resiliency, as demonstrated
by the strength of the centre bridge, the double
trunnion, which remains intact. The artist was inspired
by research on the function of brain cells called
microglia, and growing evidence that the breaking
of important synaptic connections by microglia may
contribute to neurodegenerative diseases.
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