Emphysema Qillqana Qatina Siq'iy by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Qillqana Qatina Siq'iy by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Shuyu Kamay Competition Category.

FierruShuyu· 2025

Emphysema Qillqana Qatina Siq'iy

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Shuyu Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Qillqana Qatina Siq'iy

Wayra hunt'asqa ukhu siq'i ch'aska quyllur ukhuwan yuyayniyuq rikch'ayninmi rikuchin samay sasachakuyta, enfisemaq tikrayninkuna surq'ukunapi wayra qusñikunaman rurasqanmanta. Wayra qusñikunaq ukhu pirqankuna unqusqa kaspaqa, p'akikunku hinaspa huñunakunku aswan hatun, pisiyaq wayra qusñikunata ruwanapaq. Kayqa ruranmi huk hatun wayra k'itita achka uchuy k'itikunaq rantinpi. Qhipaq wayra qusñikuna mana allinlla hatunyanku hinaspa phuyukunakunku, chaymi pisiyachin wayra t'ikraynapaq k'itita. Kay tukuy huñunakusqa ruray tikraykunam surq'ukunakuna aswan pisita k'uychinankuta ruran, chaymi sasa kachkan wayra lluqsichiyta allinta.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Emphysema Qillqana Qatina Siq'iy A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Emphysema Qillqana Qatina Siq'iy sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Emphysema Qillqana Qatina Siq'iy yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A conceptual illustration of an inner space landscape of emphysemic alveoli, highlighting collapsed bronchioles and damaged alveolar air sacs. The inner walls of the alveoli rupture and create enlarged air sacs, resulting in inefficient oxygen exchange and diminished respiration. Temple Health Lung Center is a national leader in diagnosing and treating lung disease. The Center desired a conceptual illustration of emphysemic changes in alveoli for marketing purposes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 444.5 mm x Height 292.1 mm, 350 dpi, tiff
Tags: medical illustration, biomedical artist, visual science, emphysema
Production Technology: Created using Cinema 4D, a 3D modeling program, 3D models, and hand-painting in Photoshop, using a stylus and tablet on a Mac.
Design Challenge: The artist sought to create an air-filled inner landscape with galactic depth conveying the breathlessness that can come with emphysema.
Research: The artist reviewed bronchial anatomy and the pathophysiological changes of emphysema by studying radiological images and cat scan images to ensure accuracy. She then built a complex bronchiole tree using rendered 3D models, and hand-painted the structural alterations of the lung’s alveoli air sacs that occur in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of emphysema. As the walls of the alveoli become thin, they break down and merge, forming larger, fewer air sacs. This creates one larger air space instead of many small ones and reduces the surface area available for gas exchange. The remaining alveoli become abnormally large and inflated, further reducing the surface area for gas exchange. This cumulative structural change in the tissue causes the lungs to become less elastic, making it difficult to exhale air effectively.
Inspiration: Developing atmospheric perspective and depth of field was important to convey the inner space scene within the lungs. The image was created with a 3D software model and developed as an illustration in Photoshop.
Project Duration: The project was in development for two weeks at the artist's studio in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA.
Operation Flow: The work depicts a frozen moment in time reflecting the devastation of lung function wrought by emphysematic changes to the air sacs of the lungs.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #2: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #3: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #4: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023
Image #5: Illustrator Cynthia Turner / Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio / Emphysema, 2023