Stella’s Stoichiometry (all things being equal, 6 lbs. 13 oz.), Andrew S. Yang

This portrait of the artist’s daughter at birth is based on the six elements that make up 99 percent of her material being. Yang exactingly calculated the amounts of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, hydrogen, and calcium from Stella’s birth weight and proportions and has presented them in the form of items that were available at the grocery store. This representation of Stella’s
chemical makeup offers a poignant reminder that most matter is composed of the same elements, it is simply their combination that determines the final form.