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Say Ah I (2021)

5" x 10" x 8"

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Plastic jar, engraved feeler gauge blades, mini magnifying glass

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In a nod to Roland Barthes' Neutral, phrases holding emotional sense and weight for me alone are etched on ultrathin feeler gauge blades -- if placed like a tongue depressor in my mouth, what would be heard or discovered? (And, how or what is my health?)

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