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Memento



A Nest of Bone and Cloth
Wood, Cow Tooth, Cloth, Superglue
3" x 3" x 3"

This piece reflects the memory I have of my friend Olive's bedroom and the time we've spent in it. Her room could be described as a carefully calculated hurricane. Among the mess of random objects you may find crates of animal bones, worn blankets, unwashed clothing, empty glass bottles, dead foliage, letters to friends and loved ones, drawings, and the stray cigarette. Everything is everywhere yet it all feels like a carefully organized birds nest.

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