Digestive system
1965
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1965
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
Dominant colour
Digestive system is a 1965 by H.G, Wetselaar, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This drawing shows tangled, looping lines that look like wire or rope. The shapes twist and overlap, forming a messy, tangled ball. One end has a small, curved shape that could be a hook or handle. The title says it’s a "Digestive system," but it doesn’t look like one. The lines might stand in for intestines or tubes, but they’re more abstract than realistic. Check out the Museum of Ethnography to see more work like this.
H.G. Wetselaar spent his days hunched over microscopes in a quiet Leiden lab, sketching what most people ignore. His pencil caught the raw architecture of bodies we pretend are smooth—like the knotted muscles of a…
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