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Disaster Cushions
(2006-ongoing)
A collection of durable pillows made using disaster imagery from newspapers.
The focus is not on people but rather on the softening of materials in an overwhelming situation.
Designed to cushion the blow of reality.
Some of the pillows:
Chemical Derailment
Locusts
Flood
Car Bomb
Windmill Fire
Plane Crash
Air Raid
Ice Storm
Train Bombing