Forrest McCluer combines parts from old computers to make “computer” viruses (haha?).  They’re actually representations of biological viruses, hardly a coughing matter.  These sculptures are very detailed as well, for example: inside the cell membrane, there are wires from a CAT5 cable meant to represent actual strands of DNA.  Shown above is the Wilco Virus, based on the AIDS virus.

This Capacitor Virus is a representation of the Rhinovirus, made from capacitors taken from PC power supplies.

CV#6 T9 Track 1/2″ 6250BPI Magnetic Tape Virus

Via Gajitz.

Forget vegetable ink,  Dutch designer Jelte van Abbema prints with bacterial cultures, and for this body of work, Symbiosis, he won the €10,000 Rado Prize at the Dutch Design Awards.

(Above) Print on paper.

Print on billboard.

These forms change color as bacteria, the main medium, multiply and die.  The artist took a course at the department of microbiology at the University Wageningen in order to not cause an epidemic. (Phew)

Via Dezeen

The most beautiful diseases are created by a very accomplished artist by the name of Luke Jerram.  Above: HIV.

Your friend, E. Coli.

The dreaded Swine Flu.

From the artist’s website:

These transparent glass sculptures were inspired by the global impact of each disease, while also giving consideration to how the artificial coloring of scientific imagery affects our understanding of scientific phenomena. Jerram is exploring the tension between the artworks’ beauty and the representation of their impact on humanity.

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