Trebledown Bassup
1999
From the 3-part sculpture All Inventions Are Tragic Moments (3-Track extended EP)
Bone: Prehistoric bison bone (Pleistocene period, 2 million to 10,000 years), coated with melted vinyl record of Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Block layers: Crushed obsidian, brass, copper, carbon, iron pyrite, cubic zirconia, sulfur, amino acids, hemlock, crushed rose petals, crushed amethyst, iron ore, aluminum, homemade crystals, various found and melted vinyl records (Puff Daddy, Motley Crue, Duran Duran, Wagner, etc.), Plexiglas, spray paint
Overall with pedestal: 53 ½” x 23” 11 ½”