The design inspiration for Petrifi cation was derived
explicitly between the properties of stone and what
the brain undergoes during Alzheimer's and dementia.
The idea was to carve an anatomically accurate brain
in limestone, which would merge fl awlessly with the
term "grey matter" to represent the intricate brain-body
connection. With Alzheimer's disease, the deterioration
within the brain occurs from the formation of plaques and
protein tangles, which hold similarities to natural biological
petrifi cation. Tiffany Folmeg's personal connection
has played a signifi cant part in this undertaking. Her
grandfather was diagnosed with dementia about three
years before he passed away on Good Friday in 2016.
PETRIFICATION
Tiffany Folmeg
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