Toronto artist Gillian Genser has created many stunning sculptures over the years. But it was her work on a sculpture that recreated Adam, from Jewish folklore, that caused her to fall ill.
According to an interview in Toronto Life, Genser first started feeling ill a few months after she started her work on Adam. Using only natural products, Gillian had previously used eggshells to create a sculpture of Lilith, considered the first woman in the Jewish tradition, and was planning to make a matching one out of blue mussel shells to recreate Adam.
However, it was her work with the blue mussel shells that caused her to become unwell. Spending up to 12 hours a day, Gillian would grind and sand the mussel shells to make them fit into her sculpture. After a few months of this, she noticed she was becoming unwell.
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