My Water Bill, 2021 White lead carbonate, orange and black lead oxide, acrylic on canvas, 26 x 24 x 5.5 inches. I have searched many times in my water bill for even slight evidence of clarity and honesty from the water provider. I tested my tap water, and it has fifty times more lead than the allowable level. Nothing about this appears in my water bill. It seems increasingly like an abstract painting.
Purifying Water with Money , 2022, work in progress, Shredded dollars from U.S. Treasury, Barry’s Creek water, and glass, 7 x 7 x 3 inches. This experiment tests how money can clean water. I am observing the interaction between water and dollar bills. I will filter out the sludge and test the water again when the experiment is finished. It is hoped that the money will have cleaned it. I envision the EPA’s 2018 $332M investment in Barry’s Creek, NJ, with which the tap water in my house is connected.* *https://archive.epa.gov/epa/newsreleases/epa-moves-forward-332-million-cleanup-berrys-creek-ber- gen-county-nj.html
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