2009
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Eighth Wonder
Contact Email: amy@amyshapiro.com
Eighth Wonder is an archeological site where participants brush away playa dust to reveal the fossil remains of modern day items such as an ipod or an Oscar award. These icons are examples of the theory of survival of the fittest applied to cultural creation instead of biological development. One is an archaeologist of one's own culture. Our era has had advancements in communication larger than any previous time. Like in biological evolution changes and chance mutations can occur. The participant uses archeological methods to reveal our era bringing to mind the question of time being an artificial creation. One physically experiences how our culture will be viewed by future generations. Eighth Wonder is about the timelessness of human existence. What are the memorable and lasting images of our society that will survive for centuries? These images are repeatedly covered in dust utilizing the natural environment as a key material.
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