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The portfolio page presents a curated selection of work that spans years of growth and exploration across art, science, technology, and design. It reflects a continually evolving journey of integrating creativity, data, and systems thinking into meaningful expressions.
Molly’s work has been featured in gallery and event exhibitions, including A Global Church (2016), which debuted at the Vatican and showcased the first global, digital map of the Catholic Church, revolutionizing the visualization of ecclesiastical data. Another notable exhibition is Landscape SPACE (2015), a solo show that explored the interplay between natural landscapes and human-made environments through immersive artistic expression.
Central to this body of work is a profound reverence for beauty—not as mere ornamentation, but as a sacred force capable of revealing connections, fostering understanding, and inspiring greater care for the world and one another.
Recent projects have delved into mapping abstract concepts, such as the exploration of time in Chromosystems 12, whose color palette informs this site’s design. Current efforts include a visual power map of Vatican base don the Apostolic Constitution, interactive concept mapping of systematic theology, cartography, and “Do Unto Others” visualizing the far-reaching impacts of purchasing and consumption choices framed in relation to sin; using network analyses and supply chain mapping.
Theologia in Spatium
This project visually maps Catholic theology from a systematic perspective, drawing inspiration from thinkers such as Aquinas, Balthasar, Ratzinger, Augustine, and St. Teresa of Avila. Rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, it builds on post-existential and 20th-century personalist theology, influenced by figures like John Henry Newman and Jacques Maritain. The project integrates object-oriented and relational knowledge representation to map theological ideas. It combines 3D maps, video, music, and visual art within a digital folio with sub-folios, expected to be available around 2027.
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Chromosystem 12™
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This website, including all embedded media and content, was created by Molly Burhans unless otherwise noted on specific pages. The color schema, Chromosystem 12™, is a trademarked design by Molly Burhans, developed as part of her multi-year project Chronosystem 12, which maps the interplay of evolution, developmental biology, cosmology, astronomy, geophysical dynamics, ecology, anthropology, quantum chromodynamics, Ecclesiastical chronometry and time-representation systems. All rights are reserved, and no content may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any form without prior written permission. For inquiries or permissions, please contact Molly directly.
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Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
“All men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece.” St. John Paul II
© mollyburhans.com 2024
Chromosystem 12™
AMDG
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
Usage and Media Rights
This website, including all embedded media and content, was created by Molly Burhans unless otherwise noted on specific pages. The color schema, Chromosystem 12™, is a trademarked design by Molly Burhans, developed as part of her multi-year project Chronosystem 12, which maps the interplay of evolution, developmental biology, cosmology, astronomy, geophysical dynamics, ecology, anthropology, quantum chromodynamics, Ecclesiastical chronometry and time-representation systems. All rights are reserved, and no content may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any form without prior written permission. For inquiries or permissions, please contact Molly directly.
“All men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece.” St. John Paul II