The Heart of the Matter

  • Richard Paterson
Humans have over 60,000 miles of circulatory system (capillaries, veins and arteries) in their body - but what would that look like?
After measuring out one mile of red thread, (1/60000th), I wove the thread into a human heart shape. The aim was to get people to realise the immense length of our circulatory system and for them to see it in some sort of visual context; while also creating this dominating and impressive installation that would turn heads and intrigue people.