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