Description: Quinten van Geest is a former neuroscientist and contemporary artist inspired by the human brain
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Dr. Quinten van Geest is a former neuroscientist and contemporary artist fascinated by the human brain, design, and technology. Most of his art is based on MRI scans and tells stories about the brain and its vulnerability.
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The human brain weighs only approximately 1400 grams. Yet it defines who we are and what we do. Furthermore, evolution of this organ in the past 200.000 years enabled us to create the complex society full of modern technology we live in today. As a former neuroscientist, I am intrigued by this beautiful organ that is so essential to our daily live and the world we live in. I try to capture this beauty by combining MRI scans, digital sculpting, 3D printing, and craftsmanship to create brain sculptures that f