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Extruded Speech

By  Joanne Masding 2024 - 2025

Extruded Speech is a set of six sentences that consider the physicality of the act of speaking and the process of voice exiting the body and entering the air. Each sentence is formed of extruded, glazed ceramic letters. 

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Body of Pieces

Posey Stones

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