My brain scans were taken in early December 1998. Here is a body of works on paper, The Ragdale Series, that I completed in June of 2009 that describes part of the story.
In July 2006 the installation was exhibited at The International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. Alan Artner, art critic for the Chicago Tribune, wrote the following:
You are not alone.
One of thirty-five brain scan light boxes from the art installation Negative to Positive.
It is all so amazing.
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Silence but for the clouds moving across the sky.
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Just playing, not dead.
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It is time to rest.
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Be quiet in the world now.
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Is it starting to make sense?
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Throw stuff out there.
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All of you are in shock, you the most.
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It is always all about you.
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Should I just trust myself.
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Do not let too many people in here--I will tell you who.
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Not true, too bad, nothing, so what.
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Everyone thinks that you are nuts.
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A dream that does not end.
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Because we are creative, we will have lots of fun.
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Dissolve, become dissolve, become, dissolve become dissolve, become dissolve.
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You are a wild animal running in dirt soon to be free.
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Your teeth are still here and there was no cliff.
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Beethoven sends his love and Blake enjoyed meeting you.
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This wound is part of the cosmic order.
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Look for the tulips in rude people’s eyes.
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Not everyone will be happy with what you do.
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Make promises when others break them.
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We know that you were hurt, it is why we are here.
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