This Mineral I Call a Beat,
2001

69″ x 70″ x 63 1/2″ overall

Media:

Silver ore, olivine, apache tear, calcite, copper ore, onyx, fluorite, unakite, rhodonite, ivory magnesite, zinc, carbon, amino acids, iron pyrite, hemlock, sulfur, cubic zirconia, obsidian, yellow jasper, rose quartz, mica, amethyst, diabase, marble, chrysocolla, lepidolite, galena, plaster, melted vinyl, dissolved audiotape and powderized compact disk recordings of Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams,” spray paint, marker

 

From the 10-part sculpture Popular Hymns Will Sustain Us All (End it All)

 

Wood, paint, internal lighting system, Plexiglass

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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

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