Study for Things Placed in the Sea, Become the Sea, 2012
54” x 29” x 29” overall with vitrine
Media:
Hand-ground, powderized, and melted vinyl records salvaged from the sea; sea urchin bodies filled with melted vinyl records; Van Dyke prints of amateur astrophotographs (galaxies, nebulae, and clusters); cast sea urchin spines, soft coral, beeswax, aqua resin, etymology pins, walnut, gold-mirrored Plexiglas, glass
Earliest waveform recordings of blood flowing from the heart and in the brain during sleep, dreaming, and various emotional states (1874-96).3-D printed in brass-plated stainless steel; lacquered maple, 22k gold leaf; video, waveform audio processing by Patrick Feaster