Alix Deane

a silt fault in the river (words by Sandra Steingraber) 

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1. Source notes from Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the              Environment by Sandra Steingraber

           annotated/marked by the artist 

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2. Diluted menstrual blood + Bloodlines (audio piece by the artist)

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3. River Basin 

           breath, dust, and light 

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4. The river and the womb

           gelatin silver prints

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5. The space of the womb 

           a glass casting of the artists stomach submerged in water 

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6-9. Quadrants of the French Broad River

           glass castings/photographic negatives

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found research, blood, audio by the artist, a gelatin silver print, and glass castings

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This is 'proof of concept' documentation of the work and research that is shaping my MFA exhibition - a body of work that triangulates topics of industrial history, environmental health, and reproduction - Body scan.