"EBOLA is beautiful!" Flag by Hunter Cole Fri., Dec. 4 - Thurs., Dec. 10, 2009 Temporary Allegiance Project The "EBOLA is beautiful!" flag will wave on a flag pole on the University of Illinois Chicago campus at 400 S. Peoria St. in front of the College of Architecture and the Arts building in association with the Temporary Allegiance Project and Gallery 400. Temporary Allegiance Gallery 400 This flag is an extension of "The Art of Death: Viruses Are Beautiful!" (see below) which confronts you with the paradox of something being visually stunning yet intellectually horrifying. Few people experience the beauty of viruses except scientists. This art brings the beauty of viruses to the world.

Influenza Is Beautiful!	Herpes Is Beautiful!	Ebola Is Beautiful!	HIV Is Beautiful!	Rabies Is Beautiful!

You walk in a dimly lit room. You see on the wall illuminated objects of various shapes and colors. Your first impression is that they are beautiful. They look almost like candy or exotic fruit, something you want to eat. You observe them for a few moments. Then you look at the description on the wall. You discover they are all actual images (electron micrographs) of viruses, many deadly. They have been enlarged, colored and illuminated to illustrate their beauty, and to confront you with the paradox of something being visually stunning yet intellectually horrifying. Few people experience the beauty of viruses except scientists. This artwork brings the beauty of viruses to the world.

Black and white electron micrographs of ebola, herpes, influenza and rabies were generously provided by Dr. Fred Murphy, a professor in Pathology/Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California-Davis. Dr. Fred Muphy, University of California-Davis The black and white electron micrograph of HIV was generously provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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