Hjärtstilla

"The images were originally made for Materia medica, a site-specific installation at the Image and Intervention Center, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 2017. My idea was to use the technology that was in the house, and show the origin of today's medicine, which for the most part passed of plants. The plants I have x-rayed have been used in school or folk medicine, or in the doctrine of signatures. Most have today played their part, but some are still considered active; opium poppy, thimble flower and turnip root are some examples. The book describes the plants in short texts by Håkan Tunón, organic chemist and doctor of pharmacy in pharmacognosy, active at the SLU Center for Biological Diversity. He has also written an introductory chapter on the history of medicine. The book is a tribute to generations of collecting and exploration, which has led to the knowledge we have today, and which continues to take us forward"-- Elisabeth Henriksson.