Joanna Ebenstein

Joanna Ebenstein is a Brooklyn-based artist, curator, writer and graphic designer. She is the founder of the Morbid Anatomy blog, library and event series, and was cofounder and creative director of the recently shuttered Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, New York. Her work--which includes books, exhibitions, programming, and public speaking--seeks to explore the intersections of art and medicine, death and culture, science and metaphysics, and the objective and subjective.

She traces here lineage back to Judah Loew ben Bezalel, legendary creator of The Golem in 16th century Prague.

Photo by Shannon Taggart.