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Instrument For the Administration of Penance

1995
Assemblage with electrical spark
28 x 28 x 10 inches
Collection of Catarina Sigerfoos

The viewer’s finger will draw a purple spark from the deity inside upon entering the hole. The subject will suffer a mild shock and acquire a tiny singe, fragrant of cannibal lunch. I shan’t bore you with obvious connotations, direct or symbolic.