Picasso's Echo
Debbie Zhao, Gina Quill, Craig McDougal
Echocardiography, or simply ‘echo’, is notorious for its blurry, fuzzy, and at times even hopeless images. Yet, it remains at the frontline of cardiac diagnostics. As a non-invasive, highly accessible tool, echo relies on sound waves which bounce off the heart walls to create a live image.
The repetition of the echocardiogram symbolises its ubiquity, while its organisation creates disorientation and perhaps confusion - as is at times experienced by those who are tasked with analysing such images.