I Dream of the Day Cockroaches Take Over All U.S. Military Bases Worldwide
materials: old canvas tent from an online military surplus store. matte embroidery thread purchased 50% off at ryan’s sewing and vacuum center in albuquerque. three dollar embroidery design downloaded, re-coded, burned to floppy discs, then stitched on a 1998 husqvarna viking designer I sewing machine; a machine found on craigslist six years ago and exchanged behind the mcdonalds in truth or consequences near the large trash bins. red-clay cored bricks hauled from behind a house in old town, where sage tipped me off. lightbox built by my dad in 1980, given to me as a teenager when i shot film. rock and bamboo sourced from my yard in albuquerque. 109 small cockroaches––twenty minutes embroidery time each; 13 large cockroaches––one hour embroidery time each. machine malfunctions. pink plastic transparency.
2025. 6 x 4.5 x 4 feet.