Populace Mechanics
Woodcut, screenrpint
23" x 16.5"
Edition of 15
2014
Printed at Spudnik Press (Chicago, IL)
The Lingering Effect of Clouds in Cities
Woodcut, collage, screenprint
19" x 25"
2014
Desirable Features II
Screenprint
22" x 19.5"
Edition of 6
2014
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Untitled 2
Screenprint
22" x 19.5"
Edition of 6
2014
Our Similar Terrains Predict Reproducible Patterns
A Delicate Problem (Public Relations)
Screenprint
22.5" x 18"
2014
Printed at Spudnik Press
Traverse and Disperse
Woodcut, collage, colored pencil
15" x 11.25"
2014
Self-Contained and Portable Blower Disperser Instrument
Woodcut, collage, screenprint, guache, ink
15" x 11.25"
2014
The Cover Story
Woodcut, collage, screenprint
15" x 11.25"
2014
Optimal Particular Units
Woodcut, collage, screenprint, colored pencil
15" x 11.25"
2014
The Speed of Flight
Screenprint
18" x 24"
2014
Populace Mechanics
Populace Mechanics explores the conflation of domestic, military, and scientific activity in mid-century St. Louis. In the prints, I explore themes of infiltration, anonymity, and optimization.
After World War II, the U.S. Army contracted with private corporations and an elite group of scientists to conduct secret research that included a series of studies in which radioactive zinc cadmium sulfide particles were sprayed over targeted low-income, densely populated neighborhoods in St. Louis, Missouri. The scientists researched particle dispersal patterns and the effects of radiation on unknowing St. Louis residents.
This body of work was inspired by the research of Lisa Martino-Taylor, Ph.D. Her dissertation is available online here.
All Images © Kim Morski