A Phantom Attempts To Sing As She Once Did On Earth, 2004
2.25” x 11.5” x 11.5”
Media:
Box: Mahogany, fir, velvet, rust, typeset
Reel-to-reel tape: A looped recording of a female ghost humming a lullaby, created via E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomena: voices and sounds of the dead or past, captured on magnetic tape) and obtained at Gettysburg during a Civil War reenactment; cast and carved bone dust from every bone in the body; calcium, ground amino acids, melted bullet lead, and water extendable resin.
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