Amazonia (Amazon lily - Eucharist x grandiflora), 2011. Radiography, Lambda print on metallic paper, 75.2 x 80 cm / 293/4 x 31 1/2 in
In this X-ray by the Hong Kong-based histopathologist Dr Gary Yeah, the hybrid Amazon lily (Eucharist x grandiflora) takes on some of the qualities of a designer's blueprint for the creation of some kind of organic structure, with ethereal blue shapes held together by struts of white against a black background. Yeoh's medical career spent peering through a microscope has given a perspective on life and death that few people ever experience, and th is reflected in his flower X-rays. As part of a larger body of work, Yeah has utilised technical skills from medicine to create unique art as part of the 'Mystical Garden Project', an international collaboration to promote cutting-edge botanical illustration and benefit various chaitable organisations.