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Industrial Park #1
Industrial Park #1

Industrial Park #1

26" x 34" x 7"d; wood, paper maché, sphagnum moss, acrylic paint

Industrial Park III

Industrial Park III

72" x 48" x 12"d; wood, paper maché, sphagnum moss, lucite window, acrylic paint

Industrial Park III - detail

Industrial Park III - detail

72" x 48" x 12"d; wood, paper maché, sphagnum moss, lucite window, acrylic paint

Illegalize

Illegalize

49" x 19 1/2" x 3 1/2"d.; wood, paper maché, lucite window, acrylic paint

This sculpture has copies of the citizenship status form I-9 pasted on it, and refers to the policy of requiring employers to certify immigration status of employees, thus making it much harder for undocumented immigrants to find employment.  Illegalizing people doesn't stop them from getting jobs.  It just increases the likelihood that they won't get paid for their work.

Reliquary: Finger Bones of the President

Reliquary: Finger Bones of the President

24" x 24" x 28"h.; plaster, wax figures, acrylic paint, paper

Reliquary: Finger Bones of the President

Reliquary: Finger Bones of the President

The middle finger, of course.

Reliquary: Finger Bones of the President

Reliquary: Finger Bones of the President

Whoever achieves this office must be enormously competitive and have a huge ego.  What does that imply for resulting governance?

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