hiPSC Renal Organoid [expanded]

v1.0 by: Michael Takeo Magruder, 2025

A sequence of digital-photographic artworks generated from scientific imaging data of a hiPSC Renal Organoid.

About the Artwork:

hiPSC Renal Organoid [expanded] is a sequence of digital-photographic artworks that have been generated from a single image of a stem-cell derived organoid with renal vascularisation. The raw scientific data was captured and processed with a Zeiss LSM 980 confocal microscope with Airyscan 2 super-resolution module at its highest settings then aesthetically transformed using a combination of traditional digital-photographic techniques and the latest generation of AI image-processing models.

This work is a creative dialogue between Art and Science that was produced during the artist's yearlong residency at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) as part of the institute's Arts Meets Science programme. It is an exploration of the possibilities that arise from the intersection of advanced scientific research, leading-edge imaging and AI technologies, and experimental media arts practice.

Artwork Documentation:

Source Material:

36,890 image-slices (2-channel, 10.2MP each; 1.7TB total data) of a whole tissue-cleared adult Casper Zebrafish captured using a custom MesoSPIM light-sheet fluorescence microscope at MDI Biological Laboratory on 18/08/2024.

Source Documentation:

In Dialogue with:

Dr Cory Johnson & Hannah Somers [ MDIBL scientific research: genetic engineering, cell culturing, and confocal microscopy ]

With Thanks to:

Dr Hermann Haller [ MDIBL host laboratory ] . Light Microscopy Facility, MDIBL [ research infrastructure ]

Artwork Requirements:

Modular print-based installation: 8 framed units (83×63cm each) overall dimensions and configuration variable.

Installation Documentation:

Supported by:

hiPSC Renal Organoid [expanded] was commissioned and produced as part of the Beyond Resolution exhibition at MDI Biological Laboratory for its 2024-2025 Arts Meets Science programme.