I'm Not So Sure the World Deserves You,
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Antique music/powder boxes created from melted vinyl records, resin, crushed amino acids, crushed homemade blue crystals, carbon, mirrors, and spray paint

 

Silver music box: Parliament’s “AquaBoogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetaioaquadoloop)” installed with a hand-wind musical movement that plays “Moon River.”

 

Pistachio music box: Africa Bambatta’s “Planet Rock” installed with a hand-wind musical movement that plays “Around the World in 80 Days.”

 

Pink music box: Sun Ra’s “Tapestry From an Asteroid” and “Outer Space Employment Agency” installed with a hand-wind musical movement that plays “You Light Up My Life.”

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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