Organic Resuscitator - 1996

stainless steel, glass, porcelain, water & wind system, earth, willow tree
{124″ x 38″ x 62″}

Science Museum

This exhibit contains the rarest and most valuable remnants and artifacts of the third planet, one of nine, in a small, insignificant solar system in the unexplored western end of the spiral arm. This desolate planet is unique because it was once believed to have supported such abundant life, that its large bodies of water reflected a bright blue aura. As hypothesized by our archaeologists the creatures that once inhabited this world transformed its atmosphere by constantly polluting and destroying the natural working order of the planet. The dull yellow land mass and pale reddish-black gaseous clouds are a clear indication that the planet’s atmosphere burned off, ending the life of the planet as well as its inhabitants. The reasons for this self-destructive transformation are as mysterious as the strange objects and skeletal remains that have been excavated.

Remains and Artifacts of a Dead Planet - 1994

Observational Satellite - 1994 (detail)

stainless steel, steel, cast glass, copper, motion detector, lighting, motorized disc drive, stereo sound system, 15 minute video on exposed TV tube {180″ x 84″ x 24″)

Observational Satellite - 1994

stainless steel, steel, cast glass, copper, motion detector, lighting, motorized disc drive, stereo sound system, 15 minute video on exposed TV tube {180″ x 84″ x 24″)

Global Furnace - 1993

cast iron, steel, copper, marble, propane, electricity, water {48″ x 36″ x 22″}

Global Furnace - 1993 (detail)

cast iron, steel, copper, marble, propane, electricity, water {48″ x 36″ x 22″}

Atomic Blender - 1994

steel, cast acrylic, black light, water, flourescein, electricity {88″ x 24″ x 17″}

Atomic Blender - 1994 (liquid vortex detail)

steel, cast acrylic, black light, water, flourescein, electricity {88″ x 24″ x 17″}

Atomic Blender - 1994 (cover detail)

steel, cast acrylic, black light, water, flourescein, electricity {88″ x 24″ x 17″}

Surface Markers - 1994

stoneware, terra cotta, ceramic decals, melted glass {50″ x 33″ x 8″}

Planetary Core - 1994

cement body clay, paper-pulp clay, land fill, metal objects {34″ x 34″ x 48″}

Mechanized Carcass - 1993

steel, marble {68″ x 22″ x 20″}

Fossilized Upper Extremity - 1993

sandstone, cast aluminum {44″ x 16″ x 10″}

Drainage Vessel - 1994

steel, petalite clay, cast bronze, cast glass {34″ x 22″ x 19″}

Vaporized Remains - 1993

Vaporized Remains - 1993 (detail)

stoneware, glass, steel {84″ x 36″ x 6″}

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Skeletal Remains with Object - 1993

porcelain, stoneware, brass {82″ x 35″ x 23″}

Skeletal Remains with Object - 1993 (detail)

porcelain, stoneware, brass {82″ x 35″ x 23″}

Skeletal Remains with Mechanism - 1995

cement, earth, porcelain, motorcycle, steel {78″ x 61″ x 32″}

Organic Resuscitator - 1996 (tree detail)

stainless steel, glass, porcelain, water & wind system, earth, willow tree {124″ x 38″ x 62″}

Organic Resuscitator - 1996 (machine detail)

stainless steel, glass, porcelain, water & wind system, earth, willow tree {124″ x 38″ x 62″}

Ashes - 1994

ceramic dipped fiberglass, steel {30″ x 27″ x 16″}

Ashes - 1994 (detail)

ceramic dipped fiberglass, steel {30″ x 27″ x 16″}