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Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, crackers, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

During an artist residency at the Ucross Foundation, I tried to tempt a studio mouse onto a photographic surrogate of my hand to see if I could experience its touch in proxy.

Day 1 - crackers

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, cookie, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

Day 2 - cookie.

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, butter, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

Day 3 - butter.

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, carrot, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010


Day 4 - carrot.

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, cheese, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

Day 5 - cheese.

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, fruit, tomato, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

Day 6 - fruit, tomato.

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, nuts, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

Day 7 - nuts.

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, peanut butter, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

Day 8 - peanut butter.

Studio Mouse

Digital photograph, crackers, cookie, butter, carrot, cheese, fruit, nuts, peanut butter,, artist’s studio, Ucross, Wyoming, 2010

Day 9 - crackers, cookie, butter, carrot, cheese, fruit, nuts, peanut butter.
day 2 cookie
day 3  butter
day 4  carrot
day 5  cheese
day 6  fruit
day 7  nuts
day 8  peanut butter
day 9  all
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