The Common Denominator of Existence Is Loss, 2008

42¾” x 47 ½” x 47 ½”

Media:

50,000-year-old extinct cave bear paws; human hand bones; stretched and pulled audiotape of the earliest audio recording of time (experimental clock, 1878); 19th-century mourning ribbon; bocote, shellac, glass

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