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state
handmade artist’s book. casein, acrylic,
gouache, watercolor, ink, graphite, collaged bits of etching &
drypoint on watercolor paper. Bound in found printed suede, 2000-2005.
State : multi-dimensional, precarious, shifting; state
of mind, state of being, state of the nation, state of the world;
a public body, nation state, civic state; a declaration; statement.
State began with whimsical pictures & apocalyptic visions of
a high-tech synthetic mechanized culture. It became loose social
history & critique.
A synopsis:
The narrator.
Primordial mystery.
Formation of language. Intake of knowledge.
Falling. Wax wings.
Extracted from natural world.
Division. Mythic creatures. An unfortunate turn for humans.
Containment. Potted plants.
Health care.
Money goes to saving dinosaur and investigating future remedies.
Preserving past.
Sow the seed. Fan the flames.
Test tube genetically modified & engineered.
Dangling by thread. Spores.
Earth in tact
Missiles. Contemplation. Cycle of life.
Have the spirits abandoned us?
in the clouds and upside down
Blood and oil
Toxic & glowing
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