Perfusion of Light

stratg — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:44:39 +0000

Raymond Sturgeon

This perfusion array allows quick changing of solutions. Solutions with different drugs are applied while recording the bioelectrical activity of nerve cells. The handmade array, roughly the size of a matchbook and very fragile, is essential for determining drug effectiveness at the level of a single protein’s function. I used a dual-light source to construct it using fine tubing, super-glue, wax, and half-millimetre glass barrels.

Location of photograph:

Botterell Hall, Queen's University

Prize name:

First prize

Submission Year:

2015-16

Tulugak on the Crucifix

stratg — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:28:11 +0000

Norman Vorano

Dr. Norman Vorano was conducting historical research with Inuit elders in Nunavut in April and May of 2016. One woman recounted the loss of cultural traditions as a result of the changes that happened during the twentieth century, particularly from residential schools, the missionaries, and the waves of southerners who flooded into the Arctic after the Second World War. After they broke for lunch, Vorano stepped outside. The white sky was indistinguishable from the ground. He walked past a towering crucifix erected behind the Catholic Church, on an imposing hill overlooking the community. A raven flew down from the ethereal sky, perched on the Crucifix, and began vocalizing. For Western culture, the raven is a harbinger of death. For Inuit culture, tulugak – raven – is a tricky fellow that symbolizes creation.

Location of photograph:

Pond Inlet, Nunavut

Prize name:

First prize

Submission Year:

2016-17