The immunosuppressive fungus Isaria sinclairii has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine as a potion for eternal youth. In the 1990s, the active substance in the fungus was patented by an international pharmaceutical company and launched as the first pill for treating MS.

In this series of works, older paintings featuring themes of death and disease have been treated with the fungus, which is grown directly on the backside of the canvas. The title is borrowed from German 18th century “Schluckbildchen”: devotional portraits of saints known for miraculous healing which the faithful would swallow as remedies for their own ailments.