From "Specimens" by Michael Mapes:
[His pieces] are comprised of hundreds of dissected photographs and fragments of ‘personal/biographical DNA’ (such as hair, fingernails, tears, calender dates and geographical references) contained in various forms. … The encased specimens suggest various narratives, including the nature of captivity and transcendence and the passing of time.
Emily Temple steps back:
The portraits make the viewer feel at once the scientific observer and the observed, both the mad scientist and the shattered subject.
(Image courtesy of the artist)
The Dish 