We'll Dance Ourselves Out of the Tomb,
2000

2 1/2” x 3 3/4” x 5/8”

Media:

Pedestal, Plexiglass, motor, lights

 

Disco ball: glass and hand-ground impact glass (glass formed when a meteorite strikes Earth and melts the surrounding sand); polyester resin, Styrofoam, paint

 

Pendant: melted vinyl record of T. Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer”; 50,000-year-old meteorite fragment (nickel, iron); homemade crystals (monoammonium phosphate, water, dye); spray paint

 

Puddle: homemade crystals, amino acids, carbon, polyester resin

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