Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at only 3 months old, artist Dylan Mortimer transforms the strain of a debilitating disease into glittery depictions of hope and beauty.
Mortimer, who has had two double lung transplants, creates art that adds vibrancy and intensifies images of lungs, bronchial branches, cells, strands of DNA, and scars.
“I use glitter as a stark contrast to a really ugly, nasty disease,” he says. “I’m honest about the despair and darkness [of CF], but also try to be hopeful in that, to keep pressing along, even when you don’t think there’s a way out.”
