animated GIF of a broccoli MRI scan by andy ellison

for the last few years boston-based technologist andy ellison has been putting fruits and vegetables through a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine – and then stitching together the resulting images to create moving GIFs. the animations move fluidly through the volume of the food stuffs, presenting a whimsical deconstruction of each edible subject. ellison investigates the likes of corn, starfruit and tomato – the project beginning merely as a method to warm up and calibrate the scanner prior to his regular work day.

animated GIF of a tomato scan

animated GIF of a starfruit

animated GIF of a broccoli scan

moving image of a cucumber scan

animated scan of a cactus

MRI scan of three lily buds side by side

MRI scan of corn

via colossal and salon