Rebecca Ivatts

The Universe Inside

Rebecca Ivatts - The Universe Inside

The Universe Inside (2014)

Acrylic and mixed media on board, mounted on wood

84.1 x 59.4cm

There are as many neurons in the brain as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The brain may have been endlessly compared to the vast complexity of the universe but it may be that the universe is growing like a giant brain. The shape of expanding galaxies mimics the electrical firing between brain cells. In addition to the brain and the universe, these natural growth dynamics also apply to the internet.