Microbiome of Death
Color Pencil on Paper, Digital (Procreate)
2024

It is more and more known today that less than half of our cells are human cells, the rest being microscopic organisms. And in death, our body starts to interact with and be interacted upon by organisms within and around us. To me, it is a beautiful imagery.

Every decomposition is a wild microscopic event. The body becomes landscape, hunting field, playground.

Self-initiated editorial project on: Article:
Scientific American BY Christoph Schwaiger & LIVESCIENCE
“‘Microbiome of Death’ Uncovered on Decomposing Corpses Could Aid Forensics: Microbes that lurk in decomposing human corpses could help forensic detectives establish a person‘s time of death”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microbiome-of-death-uncovered-on-decomposing-corpses-could-aid-forensics/