A region of the gene that produces the PACAP38 protein has held nearly constant, even in
humans, presumably because the protein plays diverse roles in neuron
communication and is essential for
normal development of the cerebellum, affecting brain cell migration, for example.
Her videos have a meditative, ritualistic quality, and, like many of humanity's important rituals, they are often centered on the idea of
communication between different realms: between the living and the dead, the insane and «
normal» people,
humans and animals, the worlds of art and «real life.»