Artist Statement
The Making of Man is an abstract ink drawing depicting an individual's face, but at closer look, it is the intricacies that compose it. This goes to show that behind every individual, there is a community holding them together, even if it is not immediately apparent.
Recommended Citation
Koleng, Marianne
(2026)
"The Making of Man,"
be Still: Vol. 11, Article 11.
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/bestill/vol11/iss1/11
ORCID ID
0009-0004-3566-7443
Included in
Creative Writing Commons, Fine Arts Commons, Medical Humanities Commons, Photography Commons
About the Artist
Marianne Koleng is currently in her third year of Medical School at Nova Southeastern University KPCOM navigating her way through her core clinical rotations. Marianne is passionate about the intersection of art and science, which she feels cultivates perfectly in medicine, the Vitruvian Man of practice.