Anatomical drawings of the brain by Neuroscientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal.
- rachelthompson63
- Mar 21, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: May 3, 2024
Amazing historic drawings of the brain's pathways by Santiago Ramon Grey.
And also this book I bought: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1419722271?psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp
Neural pathways, tracks, meanderings, internal landscapes
I'm seeing similarities in the 'lines between' I'm drawing. The idea of an internal network that looks almost like a meandering, free hand drawing, not a detailed anatomical study.
Branches reaching up or roots reaching down?
Reminds me of stone circle alignments when see from above.
overlapping and interlocking observational drawings. Thinking what these would look like chopped up and re arranged.
The undulations and different marks in the illustrations remind me of some of the aerial imagery I've been looking at, as well as the geological maps.
The physical landscape of the brain that lies deep within us, yet impacts our every day experience of events and places so intrinsically.
Placing other fragments next to the drawings. Mirroring the shape and form.
Laying bound fragments on the page. The drawn lines exude from and cross over them. Reminds me of the lines I've been drawing that connect the fragments. Tentril of memories, but also direction and trajectory of a walk.
How the imagery of the inner workings of the brain could in fact also be depictions of a place. What maps do we create when experiencing a place or memory that lies fragmented within us? How does this look on a cellular level? What narratives can be created from these images, that link and connect them with conceptual ideas of physical and psychological landscape?
Connecting again with the physical act of painting and drawing, the importance of materiality, the somatic experience of moving a tool over paper. What happens in the brain when this happens?
I can see pathways opening up all the time. An area I want to look further into as I continue making work. Can I find some brain scans somewhere?!
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