Alloy of Love,
2005

36” x 36” x 4”

Media:

Soldiers’ uniform fabric and thread from various wars; military blanket wool from various wars; homemade paper (pulp made from soldiers’ letters sent home and wife/sweetheart letters sent to soldiers from various wars, ink retrieved from letters, cotton); excavated and melted bullet lead and shrapnel; soldier’s woven hair; excavated locket and chain; military buttons, colored paper, mahogany

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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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