Emphysema Setshwantsho sa Sekhahla sa Bohlophisi by Cynthia Turner

Emphysema Setshwantsho sa Sekhahla sa Bohlophisi by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dikerafikhe, Ditshwantsho le Puisano ka Pono Competition Category.

TšepeKerafikhe· 2025

Emphysema Setshwantsho sa Sekhahla sa Bohlophisi

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Medical Illustration Studio

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Kerafikhe Category

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The Design

About Emphysema Setshwantsho sa Sekhahla sa Bohlophisi

Setshwantsho sa mohopolo sa sebaka sa kahare se tletseng moya se nang le botebo bo tšoanang le ba linaleli, se bontsang ho hlokeha moya ho hlahisitsweng ke diphetoho tsa emphysema ho mekotlana ya moya ya alveoli mapapo. Mabota a kahare a alveoli a senngwa, a etsa hore a robale mme a kopane ho bopa mekotlana e meholo le e menyane. Sena se theha sebaka se le seng se seholo sa moya ho na le tse nyane tse ngata. Alveoli e setseng e ba kholo haholo ebile e fututsehile ka tsela e sa tlwaelehang, e fokotsa sebaka sa holim'a metsi se fumanehang bakeng sa phapantswano ya digase. Diphetoho tsena tse kopantsweng tsa dibopego tsa maswafo di etsa hore mapapo a se be mafolofolo, ho etsa hore ho be thata ho ntsha moya ka katleho.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Emphysema Setshwantsho sa Sekhahla sa Bohlophisi ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Emphysema Setshwantsho sa Sekhahla sa Bohlophisi e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Emphysema Setshwantsho sa Sekhahla sa Bohlophisi e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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