It appears as if the model was having a good time thinking about something or someone. In the original photo, however, she is pensive, though not outright sad. I love the way her body appears to be melting without the horrifying emotion that would naturally accompany such a dire fate. A lovely surreal juxtaposition. About the Artist Hirsh is a practicing biophysicist, but he has also developed as a mathematical artist. He has developed a unique scheme for mathematical manipulation of color and space using software he writes himself exclusively. It has been fully operational for several years, allowing him to create a wide array of representational, impressionist, surreal and abstract images by manipulating digital images, initially always photographs, purely through the use of mathematics. One of the specialties that has emerged from his artistic odyssey is surreal exploration of the nude female form. more »