I’m taking a trip to Kenya at the end of the month to follow an amazing organisation called Pediheart, which sponsors US surgeons to travel to third world countries to perform paediatric heart surgeries, and teach local surgeons how to do the surgeries.  Its a wonderful cause, not just charitable but empowering.

My trip there is primarily designed to document the good work they’re doing, but the surgeons have agreed to help me create a Cineclectic project around ultrasound and fluoroscopy scanning.

The use of medical equipment to create art isn’t new.  As Dr. Alex Golden (who will be participating in the Kenya Mission) pointed out to me, many people have created artwork with X-Rays.  Some of the most stunning X-Ray art comes from artist Nick Veasey.  Check out this video.

Our hope is to take the spirit of this kind of work and apply it to video.  Stay tuned to see what we come up with, and if you have any ideas to contribute, we’d love to hear them!