Creative Time

A collaborative project between artist Nancy Burson and Kunio Nagashima, a scientist working on AIDS research, Visualize This was a series of AIDS visualization posters that contained images of healthy and unhealthy T cells, which were photographed using a scanning electron microscope.

The images were juxtaposed with explanatory text that read, “The image on the right is a normal T cell which defends the immune system from infection. The image on the left is an HIV infected T cell.” Visualize This offered a clinical representation of a reality often associated with false stereotypes and prejudices, effectively utilizing the transformative power of scientific imagery and art to inform the general public about AIDS.