War Pigeon With a Message (Love Survives the Death of Cells), 2002

8″ x 11″ x 5 1/2″

Media:

Pigeon skeleton, WWII-era pigeon I.D. tag, homemade paper (pulp made from human rib cage bone dust, and a Civil War-era letter that a Union soldier’s wife wrote to a Confederate General pleading for the release and return of her P.O.W. husband), WWI bullet, ribbon, rose petals, rust, dirt, and rubble from the Berlin Wall

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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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