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The Suspicious Packages themselves are an examination of our modern culture of fear. Throughout my life, I've been learning new vocabulary to the language of fear, terms like WMD, Active Shooter, Dirty Bomb, Terror Threat Level, and Suspicious Package. These words and phrases are thrown at us constantly, and they are both specific and amorphous, especially "Suspicious Package." What is a Suspicious Package? I know there's a detailed description from the USPS, but really, can't any package be "suspicious?" Does labeling a package "Suspicious Package" make it more or less suspicious?

The overall project pushes this further, examining trust and value. I have given over 50 of these Suspicious Packages away, and fear of dealing with the traffic of driving across town seems to be the greatest limiting factor, not the fear of a stranger, anthrax, or being blown up.

Thrown into the mix, I'm playing with using Facebook Marketplace as my gallery, like street artists use building walls. Because they are free, tens of thousands of people have seen them and expressed interest. At what point, if ever, do eyeballs and interest equal value? When did people start ripping down walls to own a Basquiat?

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During Covid, I accidently ended up on Access Hollywood.

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My first brush with fame...

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