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scapegoat sculpture quilt song
If you feel like your own scapegoat,
If you feel like the store is your desert
Clothes from thrift store, adhesive, wood, paper, cotton balls, paint, magazine paper, speakers, audio, music stand, 2 hook IV stand
10' H X 12'W X 11'D
2020

The object in the foreground has two palm tree cannons with paper calla lilies projecting out of the ends. The palm tree canon on the left has the Walmart symbol where the coconuts would be. The palm tree canon on the right has the Target symbol where the coconuts would be. Both palm tree canons point at a 3D printed image of a goat in a frame. The 3D printed image of the goat rests on top of a facade of Walmart and Target made of cloth. In the background is a quilt depicting two goats fused as one surrounded by the rears of other goats. A song (sung by Stacia Sanders) that I wrote and recorded is played on a loop. Copy and paste to listen: https://animoto.com/play/hJK7Sb1LFZ1tUr9Ky42WYA


The lyrics are below:

Boxes swallow me, huge carts abide me
Tears inside me, will flood the way
On the aisles from, socks to soda
Lost part of me, in this harsh light

If you feel like your own scapegoat
If you feel like the store is your desert
You can’t cast this out of your life
You can’t shop without losing something

Boxes swallow me, huge carts abide me
Tears inside me, will flood the way
On the aisles from, socks to soda
Lost part of me, in this harsh light