Identification
Title
State of Labor
Production Date
2022
Object Number
2023.007
Credit Line
Collection Pérez Art Museum Miami, museum purchase with funds provided by Diane and Werner Grob and Alexa Wolman
Copyright
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Physical Qualities
Medium
Generative sound composition
Dimensions
00:00:45
Visual Description
Upon making a left, the visitor must enter through a pair of dark curtains into a dark room with dim red light. The gallery walls are painted black, and there is nothing but a black bench in the center of the room. The black bench is underlit with red light as well. All around are the sounds of women in labor recorded by the artist.The piece uses travel information to play different birth sounds. When the travel distances are average, you hear quieter sounds women make between contractions. When the distances get longer because of new state laws restricting access, you hear louder, more intense sounds of contractions.
Antonia Wright
Antonia Wright — b. 1979, Miami; lives in Miami
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