The artist-scientist in all of us recognizes interconnections and patterns at various levels of nature, such as the spiral observed in the DNA molecule, the conch shell, the hurricane and the spiral galaxy. This image provokes the viewer to identify with nature in another way. Suppose galaxies are massive hurricanes, thundering and lightning as stars explode and collide. Although the time-scales of survival are immensely different for each, the structures appear remarkably similar. If we could view the motion of a spiral galaxy sped-up to maybe a million years representing a minute, we would notice just how similar they actually are.
Hurricanes propagate over oceans because of the dynamics and forces of nature.
Likewise, galaxies are spinning in directions defined by the same forces of nature, although applied a little differently because of the galaxy's immense size. We know far more about hurricanes than we do galaxies. Comments by the artist, Jon D. Henz Click the image to return to the top of the page.