Untitled (Labor of Love)

A data portrait recording every feed and diaper change for the first 30 days after giving birth.

In this portrait, each vial marks 30 minutes of time. From top to bottom marks the 24 hours of a day. From left to right, the first 30 days postpartum. Each vial is filled with breast milk, formula or diaper fragments to mark a feed or a diaper change.


Image credit D Peterschmidt for Science Friday.

Original diagram of the postpartum data. Image credit D Peterschmidt for Science Friday.

Image credit: Brad Farwell

Installation view at Cuchifritos Gallery. Image credit Brad Farwell.