Chemical Balance by Jean Shin, 2005-09.

To create this work, thousands of empty prescription pill bottles were collected from nursing homes, pharmacies and individuals’ medicine cabinets. Like stalactites and stalagmites, the constructions hang down from above and grow upwards from the floor below.

The exhibit speaks to our culture’s over-consumption of prescription drugs and our bodies’ dependency on medications. The piece acts like a group portrait, mapping our society’s chemical intake. The illuminated structures radiate with an intense orange glow, suggesting that issues of health reach far beyond the physical. –

Lay off the drugs, kids.

Source and photo: polkadot