A close up of a metal tray filled with dirt and bits of grass. In the center of the image is a tan color geode that has not been cracked open. Around it are a couple other rocks, deep blue marbles, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, and an acrylic tray that holds a transcript of a poem, |https://ameliabaggs.wordpress.com/2015/05/02/poetry-for-badd-2015/|To My Friend Who is Hurting| by Mel Baggs.
Rocks for Mel (Autispeak) (detail)
Fleece, Polyester Filling, Glass Mircobeads, Bench, Rolling Metal Tray, Paint, Dirt, Blue Marbles, Rocks, Hand Sanitizer, an Audio Recording of the Artist Reading Mel Baggs’ Poem “To My Friend Who Is Hurting” and a Printed Transcript on an Acrylic Stand
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2024

Installation view in Greenness at Real Art Ways (2024, Hartford, CT)

Image Description: A close up of a metal tray filled with dirt and bits of grass. In the center of the image is a tan color geode that has not been cracked open. Around it are a couple other rocks, deep blue marbles, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, and an acrylic tray that holds a transcript of a poem, To My Friend Who is Hurting by Mel Baggs.