Based on the archive of the Special Collections Library of the University of Amsterdam, Paper Brains was an exhibition showcasing the ways in which the human brain has been visually depicted through the centuries, from the earliest printed books all the way through to MRI scans.

The show was housed at the University of Amsterdam’s Book & Manuscript Studies department where specimens and supporting text were displayed on the floor of the gallery. Thus, the floors of the gallery itself became enlarged book pages.

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Entrant/Design: d-file studio. Paper Brains is an exhibition curated by Danne Ojeda in collaboration with Lisa Kuitert (Book and Manuscript Studies) and the Special Collections Library, University of Amsterdam.