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    Artifacts of the Anthropocene (Trap)
    Artifacts of the Anthropocene (Trap)
    (2017) disodium tetraborate and marine debris
    Artifacts of the Anthropcene (Trap)
    Artifacts of the Anthropcene (Trap)
    (alternate view)
    Artifacts on the Anthropcene (Trap)
    Artifacts on the Anthropcene (Trap)
    (detail)
    Artifacts of the Anthropocene II
    Artifacts of the Anthropocene II
    marine debris, disodium detraborate crystals
    Artifacts of the Anthropocene
    Artifacts of the Anthropocene
    disodium tetraborate, marine debris (9 x 36 inches as displayed)
    Artifacts of the Anthropcene
    Artifacts of the Anthropcene
    (detail)
    Artifacts
    Artifacts
    (detail)
    Artifacts of the
    Artifacts of the
    (detail) disodium tetraborate and marine debris
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    These Artifacts of the Anthropocene are created by growing disodium tetraborate crystals onto  marine debris. This results in bizarre relics of manmade detritus embedded in crystals, which I can envision as part of a future fossil record in which plastic plays a prominent role.

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