2000

Melted Motown Records from mother's record collection, hand-scratched and powderized Motown records, polyester resin, altered turntable, dissolved audiotape, vinyl letters, cast vinyl skulls, cast vinyl brains, bacteria cultured from Mother's vinyl records, petri dishes, soy agar (5.0 % defibrinated sheep blood, 4.5gpancreatic digest of casein, papaic digest of soybean meal 5.0g, sodium chloride 5.0g, agar 14.0g, Growth Factors 1.5g), my blood sample, predigested protein, butterflies (lemon butterfly, pansy butterfly), homemade red, blue, green and yellow crystals (monoammonium phosphate, water, dye), crystal inlaid 12-inch woofers, amino acids, carbon, amethyst crystals, sulphur, iron pyrite (fool's gold) potassium iodide, B-12, calcium hydroxide, hemlock, gold dust, dinosaur dust (discophites gulosus), tryptophan, methylene, rose quartz, amber, shrimp eggs, sea salt, rock salt, slides with various prepared Motown vinyl samples, slide boxes, test tubes, test tube rack and grabber, microscopes, beakers, various glass and plastic vials and bottles, ceramic mortar, scalpel, tweezers, glass and plastic droppers, magnifying glass, glass stirring rod, eye goggles, gelatin pill, Styrofoam, dead wood, chopped drumsticks, fake flowers, Plexiglas and rods, electrical parts, electrical wiring, acrylic paint, spray paint, homemade labels

Installed with The Polar Soul

Homemade blue crystals, microphones, soundtrack, video monitor, Plexiglas, plexi tubes, pedestals, Formica, vinyl lettering

Room size: approximately 102 x 210 x 132 inches