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LAURA SPLAN

American, b.1973

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"Handkerchief (Anatomy of Tears)" is embellished with a design based on the anatomy of a human tear duct. Lacrimal and naso-lacrimal glands and ducts appear as a decorative border on the delicate handkerchief constructed out of water-soluble facial peel.

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Handkerchief
Handkerchief (Anatomy of Tears), 2008 [detail]
Machine embroidery with thread on cosmetic facial peel
8.5” x 8.5”