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At times my wife seemed prisoner to a large, unstoppable medical system. Once committed to treatment, her tests and procedures took on a life of their own, sweeping her along to some invisible and unpredictable conclusion. Her “blue card” and patient number became her passport to treatment. This sculpture portrays her “mug shot” during post-infusion hydration.  Those are her actual ports, and that’s her hair imbedded in the cast paper matting.

12” x 16” - paper, hair, photos, ports, hospital tubing, hospital bracelet

©2000, John Magnan