Process

Object for Provoking Apprehension (Talon)

1994
Assemblage with armadillo talon in mineral oil
13 x 4 x 4 inches
Location unknown

I didn’t want the claw to be recognized as being from any particular animal. I was puzzled myself upon finding it, and wanting to convey the experience. I painted the nail with black nail polish to further that condition and also to give it a human-like quality. The importance of a bottle and some preservative were also added. This is one of a series of two. The other is subtitled (Impending Biohazard).

This piece went miss some time around 2000. If any information about its whereabouts is available please contact the artist.