Inspired by one of the most influential, intelligent and controversial men in human history, sculptor Shi Men intends to rediscover the man who uncovered the nature of time and space.
When the physicist died in New Jersey in 1955, pathologist Thomas Harvey performed an autopsy on Einstein’s body and also removed his brain.
Later with the family’s permission, he dissected the brain into 240 blocks, then made 1,000 microscopic slides of tissue samples from each block. He sent the slides to researchers all over the world.
Researchers discovered that Einstein’s brain weighs less than the brain of an average adult male, 2.7 lbs instead of 3 lbs. Additionally, the inferior parietal region of the brain, responsible for spatial reasoning skill and abstract thinking, is 15% larger than in an average brain.
The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia is one of the only two places in the world where you can see pieces of Albert Einstein’s brain.
This sculpture is a testament to human nature. This special slide displays the tissue sample from the inferior parietal region. Structurally related to the sample, Shi Men felt the need to move his concept into literal space. He sees a conductor of the symphony of the universe. Through employ-ing the metallic materials, the sculpture carries physical movements. Although a mastermind, there is a different layer, of his insatiable desire for beautiful women. Shi Men sees the struggle, and wonders if Einstein was not a skirt chaser, could he uncover more secrets of the universe?
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