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Synapses 2020 Digital Release
Each spring, CMS hosts a salon and reception to celebrate the release of our annual creative journal, Synapses. In light of the current "social distancing" efforts brought on by COVID-19, we are moving this year's celebration online. On this page you can view a digital gallery of selected art and photography from the 2020 volume and watch a series of pre-recorded poetry readings, art discussions, and other presentations by student and faculty authors and artists.
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Welcome from Dean Chatterjee
Archana Chatterjee, Dean of Chicago Medical School; Vice President for Medical Affairs, RFU
Art Feature: Swabna Shanmugiavelayutham, CMS '20
Swabna Discusses her artwork "Mednica"
Photography Feature: Melissa Chen, MD, CMS Faculty
Dr. Chen Discusses "keep going" and other Photography Submissions
Non-Fiction Feature: Sidharth Mahapatra, MD '09, PhD '07
Dr. Mahapatra Discusses "Sammy" and other writings
Poetry Feature: Sophia Falmagne, CMS '22
Sophia reads her poem "Automobile-space"
Poetry Reading MP3's
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Mervyn Sahud, MD '64"Winter Oak Pond" |
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Leo Kelly, MD, CMS Faculty"A Walk on the Bluff" |
Acknowledgements
We thank everyone who made the journal and this virtual event possible.
Synapses Online Gallery Exhibit
Below you will find a selection of the fine art and photography submissions published in the 2020 Volume of Synapses. Click on the Artist's Statement beneath each work to see the full-size image and read more details.
- Mednica - Artwork by Swabna Shanmugiavelayutham, CMS '20
- First Cut - Artwork by Gloria Joo, CMS ’21
- Virginia Rail - Photograph by Mirek Dundr, PhD, CMS Faculty
- Red Painted Nails - Artwork by Kayla Quebral, CMS ’23
- Hummingbird - Photograph by Andrew Bullen, PhD, CMS Faculty
- Manhattan Bridge - Photograph by Anthony Hinrich, CMS Staff
- Nervous System - Artwork by Michaela Harrow-Mortelliti, CMS ’22
- Flowering Maple - Photograph by Barbara Vertel, PhD, CMS Faculty
- Keep Going - Photograph by Melissa Chen, MD, CMS Faculty
- RF Ablation at a Mission Hospital - Artwork by Kuhn Hong, MD, CMS Faculty
- Medical Occupational Hazard — Pareidolia Art - Artwork by Jacqueline Valkanet, CMS Staff
- Anemone - Photograph by Candice Kosanke, CMS Staff
- Trust the Process - Photograph by Jonathan Winegarden, CMS ’21
- Wandering - Artwork by Matthew Tan, CMS ’22
- A School - Artwork by Gary Bodner, MD ’75
- Neural Network - Artwork by Jordan Newman, CMS ’21
- Equilibrium - Artwork by Pragati Mamtora, CMS ’20
For more artwork and photography, along with works of poetry and non-fiction, view the full journal online.