Work
In 1983 Sandor formed an artists’ group called (art)n. [8] They created a new art form, called PHSColograms (pronounced “skolograms”), which are 3D barrier-screen computer-generated photographs and sculptures. The term PHSColograms refers to a combination of photography, holography, sculpture and computer graphics. [9] Some of (art)n’s best-known scientific visualizations include a rendering of the AIDS virus cell as well as visualizations of the polio virus, DNA, and the human brain. [10]
Through her Chicago studio, (art)n, Sandor collaborates with artists and technologists to create PHSColograms commissioned by art and science institutions. [11] Sandor’s work has been commissioned by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Tech Museum of Innovation, among others. Her work is held in public and private art collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the International Center of Photography, the National Academy of Sciences, the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. [12]
Sandor and (art)n have worked with a variety of artists including Ed Paschke, [2] Karl Wirsum, Chris Landreth, Martyl Langsdorf, Donna Cox, Miroslaw Rogala and Claudia Hart. In addition, she and (art)n have worked with scientists at the Scripps Research Institute, NASA, and the U.S. Army. [13]
Sandor was honored by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for her longstanding commitment to integrating art and science in 2017. [14]
She is co-editor and contributor to New Media Futures: The Rise of Women in the Digital Arts (2018) published by the University of Illinois Press. [15]
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