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THERE ARE TIDES IN THE BODY (LADYWELL FIELDS). 2022. CLAY, MICROORGANISMS. 89,5 x 94,5 x 110 CM

There are tides in the body (Ladywell Fields), 2022

Unfired industrial stoneware, earthenware, terracotta and wild clay from London construction sites, soil from Ladywell fields, sisal, rusted steel, bacteria (iron-oxidising bacteria, campylobacter jejuni, e. coli, salmonella, shigella, staphylococcus, yersinia, ...), viruses (bacteriophages, ...) and other microorganisms, decomposed earthworms, grass, seeds, shells, moulds, microplastics, glass shards, bits of wood, sewage, oestrogens, possible traces of high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, heavy metals (aluminium, mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, chromium, thallium, copper, nickel, zinc, boron, ...), pharmaceuticals (beta-blockers, antibiotics, antidepressants, caffeine, sleeping medication and antihistamines, ...), chemicals (detergents, food additives, preservatives, cosmetics, ...), organochlorines (pesticides, flame retardants such as PBDEs and NBFRs, PCBs, DDTs, HCBs, ...), etc.