DEMOCRACY
Steel, anthracite coal
8.5" H x 21" W x 5.5" D
This boat might also be called the ship of state. It is meant to be a political statement about the condition of our country and our democracy during the first quarter of the 21st century. Carrying a load of anthracite coal, it is fragile, deteriorating, and potentially doomed to sink.




Photography by David Ross for Blackman Cruz