An Atheist As Described By A Surgeon,
2004

38” x 40” x 18”

Media:

A Civil War-era “pain bullet” (bullets used by soldiers to bite on during surgery) cast in melted bullet lead salvaged from various battlefields; antique surgical tools including a bullet probe, surgical extractor, bullet forceps, and amputation saw; an excavated WWI medical bowl; homemade tincture made with aged holy water, bloodroot, arnica, Dead Sea salt, hellebore, butcher’s broom, angelica root, myrrh resin, blessed thistle, Jacob’s staff, Solomon’s Seal, and belladonna; cast bone calcium, surgical silk, ash, silver, rust, and velvet

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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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