Elise Goldstein
And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves." And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves." And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves." And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves." And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves." And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves." And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves." And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves."
And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves."
And the woman said to her, "Tell your secrets to the birds, child. When they stop their crying, slit them, and so too will your memories hush themselves."

April 2007
Muslin, silk, wood, wire mesh, cotton, plaster, silk screened text and electrical components
6' x 4' x 6'

The title is printed on the curtain covering the entry to the room. All viewers are asked to remove their shoes prior to entering the space. The pillow in the interior has speakers embedded inside with the sound of the interior text whispered. The viewer cannot clearly understand the whispering until he/she lies down on the pillow, at which point the underside of the bed is revealed. Just as children, while being read a bedtime story, listen and read along with the text – the viewer hears the reading of the words and searches over the letter-shaped body to follow the voice.
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