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Matt Sabourin

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<b>Umbilical Resonance</b><br> Earplugs made of lint and soft wax molded in the cast of a navel.<br> 67 x 16 x 16 cm<br> 2009
<b>Umbilical Resonance</b> (detail)<br> Earplugs made of lint and soft wax molded in the cast of a navel.<br> 67 x 16 x 16 cm<br> 2009
<b>Umbilical Resonance</b> (detail)<br> Earplugs made of lint and soft wax molded in the cast of a navel.<br> 67 x 16 x 16 cm<br> 2009
<b>Squeeeeeeeeze</b><br> Squeeze bottle turning inside out<br> 15 x 5 x 5 cm<br> 2010
<b>Index</b><br> A collection of papercuts. For every time that such a cut happens, the artist stamps the paper with the wound.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2007 - 2010
<b>Index</b> (detail)<br> A collection of papercuts. For every time that such a cut happens, the artist stamps the paper with the wound.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2007 - 2010
<b>The Fates</b><br> Various object given to the artist and artificially chewed with a replica of his mouth. Hydrostone, dental floss, and paraffin.<br> 8 x 188 x 54 cm<br> 2008
<b>The Fates</b> (detail)<br> Various object given to the artist and artificially chewed with a replica of his mouth. Hydrostone, dental floss, and paraffin.<br> 8 x 188 x 54 cm<br> 2008
<b>The Fates</b> (detail)<br> Various object given to the artist and artificially chewed with a replica of his mouth. Hydrostone, dental floss, and paraffin.<br> 8 x 188 x 54 cm<br> 2008
Cassette and dictaphone were modified so that the tape could be extracted directly from within and controlled manually. The tape was pulled out with the artist's mouth and chewed from one end to the other – the action created its own documentation.<br> 88 x 16 x 9 cm<br> 2008
Tape Feed (click here for audio sample)
<b>Tête-à-tête</b><br> Mixed media<br> 124 x 55 x 47 cm<br> 2009
<b>Tête-à-tête</b> (detail)<br> Mixed media<br> 124 x 55 x 47 cm<br> 2009
<b>Tête-à-tête</b> (detail)<br> Mixed media<br> 124 x 55 x 47 cm<br> 2009
<b>Tête-à-tête</b> (detail)<br> Mixed media<br> 124 x 55 x 47 cm<br> 2009
<b>Last Words</b><br> Every time a pen dies in the hand of the artist, he collected it along with the paper on which the final marks were made.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2008 - 2011
<b>Last Words</b> (detail)<br> Every time a pen dies in the hand of the artist, he collected it along with the paper on which the final marks were made.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2008 - 2011
<b>Thing in Itself</b><br> Box deconstructed, turned inside out, and locked from within.<br> 11 x 27 x 16 cm<br> 2010
<b>66 Bricks For An Ivory Tower</b><br> Sixty-six soaps each made with a different condiment<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2009
<b>66 Bricks For An Ivory Tower</b> (detail)<br> Sixty-six soaps each made with a different condiment<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2009
<b>The Tabulator</b><br> Table deconstructed and organized onto itself until the totality of its surface is occupied.<br> 74 x 22 x 42 cm<br> 2009
<b>The Tabulator</b> (detail)<br> Table deconstructed and organized onto itself until the totality of its surface is occupied.<br> 74 x 22 x 42 cm<br> 2009
<b>Pacifier</b><br> Bathtub stopper made with the contents of a clogged drainpipe<br> 4 x 23 x 10 cm<br> 2009
<b>Full of Yourself I</b><br> Vodka bottle pulverized from the top down until full<br> 8 x 9 x 8 cm<br> 2010
<b>Full of Yourself II</b><br> Martini glass pulverized from the top down until full<br> 13 x 7 x 7 cm<br> 2010
<b>Full of Yourself III</b><br> Shot glass pulverized from the top down until full<br> 6 x 5 x 5 cm<br> 2010
<b>Stainless China</b><br> Forks<br> 33 x 42 x 31 cm<br> 2009
<b>Stainless China II</b><br> Forks<br> 12 x 10 x 63 cm<br> 2009
<b>The Art of War</b><br> Rocks, sheets of paper, and scissors.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2010
<b>The Art of War</b> (detail)<br> Rocks, sheets of paper, and scissors.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2010
<b>The Art of War</b> (detail)<br> Rocks, sheets of paper, and scissors.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2010
<b>The Art of War</b> (detail)<br> Rocks, sheets of paper, and scissors.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2010
<b>The Art of War</b> (detail)<br> Rocks, sheets of paper, and scissors.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2010
<b>The Art of War</b> (detail)<br> Rocks, sheets of paper, and scissors.<br> Dimensions variable<br> 2010
<b>Thing in Itself II</b><br> Plinth deconstructed and turned inside out<br> 119 x 33 x 33 cm<br> 2010

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