Falsetto Can Be A Weapon,
2001

Overall with frame: 21” x 36” x 3”

Media:

Arrow: Melted and carved vinyl record of The Carpenters’ “Hurting Each Other,” carved wood, turkey feathers, sinew

Spears: Hand-carved fossilized mammoth ivory, each tip laced with melted vinyl record from Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man,” carved driftwood, leather pouch, twine

Boomerang: Melted and carved vinyl record of Jan and Dean’s “Dead Man’s Curve”

Hand knife: Melted and carved vinyl record of Loretta Lynn’s “The Pill,” carved antler, sinew

Tomahawk: Melted and carved vinyl record of Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” wood, beads, fur, teeth, hair, sinew

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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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