Not All Dead Rather Be Living,
2001

3″ x 12″ x 3″

Media:

Casts of Civil War era “pain bullets” (bullets used by soldiers to bite on during surgery) made from melted vinyl records; nickel, silver, painted porcelain, and wood shelf

Bob Marley – ”I Shot the Sheriff”


Marvin Gaye – ”Sexual Healing”


Kurt Cobain – “Lithium”


Tupac Shakur – ”Hit ‘em Up”


Sam Cooke – ”Someone Have Mercy”


Del Shannon – ”Runaway”


John Lennon – ”Happiness is a Warm Gun”

About the Work:

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