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This life-sized plaster cast of my body lays under a sheet, while a custom mechanical device slowly creates movement in the chest and torso to simulate breathing.

Sigh
plaster, chicken wire, expanding foam, wood, steel, motor, battery, paper, cotton bed sheet, styrofoam, shoes, socks
6' 3"
2011
Sigh
plaster, chicken wire, expanding foam, wood, steel, motor, battery, paper, cotton bed sheet, styrofoam, shoes, socks
6' 3"
2011
breathing mechanism
steel, motor, switch
2011