uterus
Guatemalan-born artist Camila Carlow manages to depict organs in a floral, feminine light with “pretty” accurate depictions rendered in plant life. Her “Eye Heart Spleen” series (billed as “a tribute to nature’s invisible work”) is created entirely from materials she foraged. It’s quite a lovely tribute to our hardworking, rarely appreciated innards!
The most fascinating and intricate of biological structures, yet we rarely pay heed to the organs inside our body. Regardless of whether we fill ourselves with toxins or nourishing food, whether we exercise or not - our organs sustain us, working away effortlessly and unnoticed.
In a similar way, plants flourishing in the urban environment are a testament to nature’s indifference to our goings on. They grow out of the sides of buildings, in brick walls and between the cracks in concrete, despite of the traffic and pollution.
You can buy Carlow’s prints on Etsy—maybe the perfect gift for that girly gastroenterologist you’re looking to woo?
testicles
spleen
breast, note the inclusion of lymph nodes
pancreas
lungs
kidneys
heart
gut