Trebledown Bassup,
1999

Overall with pedestal: 53 ½” x 23” 11 ½”

Media:

From the 3-part sculpture All Inventions Are Tragic Moments”

 

Bone: Prehistoric bison bone (Pleistocene period, 2 million to 10,000 years); coated with melted vinyl record of Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

 

Block layers: Various found and melted vinyl records (Puff Daddy, Motley Crue, Duran Duran, Wagner); crushed obsidian, brass, copper, carbon, iron pyrite, cubic zirconia, sulfur, amino acids, hemlock, crushed rose petals, crushed amethyst, iron ore, aluminum, homemade crystals, Plexiglass, spray paint

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