Zhiwan Cheung

 

I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy

Microcontroller, nylon, saran wrap, tape, rope
84 x 24 x 18 inches
2012
A motion detector peeps out from the head of the body; every time it senses motion, it plays an audio mash up of Barack Obama saying, “Not everything will be okay, but some things will.”

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  6. The Impossibility Of Home
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  9. Good Vibrations
  10. Intergalactic Immigration Office
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  13. White Lie
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  30. Oh dear America, save our selves
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