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Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 2004 Labyrinth, Shadowboxes & Life Line Labyrinth, Two glass laminate screens 9' x 12' each The images of the four code colors of DNA, studied non stop in laboratories of SBRI. The photo process shows an overlay of a microscopic image of the disease as well as the DNA Code. Labyrinth, night shot The Angels Dancing on the Heads of Pins, 4' x 4' These are the children dancing into the future, in hopes of cures of diseases that plague their cultures. Step Well, 4' x 4' Shadowbox showing step well, gathering water from Monsoon rains, an inverted temple, descending into the earth, a green film so thick as to appear to be solid rides on top of the well water, and a haunting image of malaria cell is overlay to the pool. Malaria Victim, 3' x 4' Showing the reality of the suffering and images of the maleria cell. Also with images provided by the World Heatlh Organization. Malaria Mosquito, 3' x 4' Nepal One, 3' x 4' Delicate people of another world, high in the mountains of Nepal. Stirring Up, 3' x 4' Including images of many of the diseases studied by SBRI recombinant overlay of diseases. Six Shadowboxes Created with photo imaging and glass laminate, to fill the conference room with the colors of transparent images, and the visual stories within. I combined microscopic images of the diseases studied by SBRI with photos I have taken in the third world, where these diseases thrive. At night the shadowboxes are glowing onto the street of Westlake. Microscopic photography by Dennis Kunkel. Life Line, Formed glass lenses, 18" each The lenses move independently from one another, collecting light, casting shadows, and creating a life line into the well. This poece is located within the lobby of the new SBRI building on Westlake, Seattle.