Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron is a Queens–based Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Eva graduated with a degree in Art History and English from Swarthmore College, and has previously worked in book publishing and at galleries. She has since transitioned to a career as a full-time writer, having written content for Elle Decor, Publishers Weekly, Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela, and more. Beyond writing, Eva enjoys beading jewelry, replaying old video games, and doing the daily crossword.
Archeology
February 4, 2025

Researchers Use Laser Technology To Reveal Tattoos on 1,200-Year-Old Peruvian Mummies

Despite seeming like a modern innovation, tattoos have decorated people’s bodies for millennia. Now, with the help of a new laser-based technique, researchers have uncovered ancient tattoos on centuries-old Peruvian mummies like never before. A study recently published in the journal PNAS catalogs this innovative technique, which involves laser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF). Unlike ultraviolet (UV) light, LSF reveals carbon-based black tattoo ink with remarkable clarity, producing images based on the sample’s fluorescence.

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Art
February 3, 2025

Artist Creates Mural Festival Dedicated to Deaf Artists and the Deaf Community [Interview]

While attending mural festivals over the years, artist Kate Fitzpatrick had an idea of her own: start a similar event dedicated to the deaf community. As a mural artist and child of deaf adults (CODA) herself, Fitzpatrick has recently become determined to curate a space predicated not on isolation but on connectivity. Historically, Fitzpatrick explains, audism has deprived the deaf community of experiences lacking accessibility or inclusion measures.

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Dance
February 1, 2025

Hypnotic Dance Choreography Transforms the Body Into Intricate Shapes and Graceful Curves

A body, just like dance, can assume many different forms. For dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Sadeck Berrabah, dance takes on a shape that’s highly geometric. Murmuration, one of Berrabah’s dance concepts, is the perfect example of his command over the body. Inspired by the formations of bird flocks in flight, Murmuration primarily revolves around geometric choreography, with dancers contorting their limbs into sharp angles and graceful curves.

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Painting
January 30, 2025

Renowned South African Artist Explores Her Ndebele Heritage Through Harmonious Geometrical Paintings

For centuries, women of the Ndebele tribe in South Africa have painted the facades of their homes with vibrant, geometrical murals. For decades, Esther Mahlangu has brought the traditional practice onto the contemporary scene. Born in 1935 in South Africa, Mahlangu has long been preoccupied with Ndebele painting, to which she was introduced at 10 years old by her mother and grandmother.

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My Modern Met

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