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Inspired, in part, from her experience with crane-assisted horse burial, Merriman's video performance project features an actual crane which lowers a Plexiglas box full of prosthetic legs into a seven-by-seven foot hole in the ground which is then covered with dirt by an excavator. Meanwhile, four monitors on either side of the hole display videotaped images concerning Merriman's personal search into what happens in the afterlife. The images, shot at various angles, include her little brother and sister playing, newly planted flowers, and views of unusual objects associated with death rituals, such as fabulously-designed...
...Merriman's successes, she still faces one enormous obstacle. The onetime presentation of "Burial" is scheduled for dusk (around 7:46 p.m.) on May 2 as part of Arts First. But as Merriman puts it, "Harvard is not that excited about me digging a hole in the ground." Despite the overwhelming support from some members of Harvard's administration and Merriman's resolution of insurance and safety issues, others in the administration are literally taking a "not in my backyard" attitude. Merriman hopes that her concerns are unnecessary and will soon be allayed, but time grows short...
...Harvard, researchers are on the ground andin the field trying to figure out the effects ofwelfare reform...
...When we make our decision we will be on thefirmest possible ground to make it," Shalalaadded...
...this technology, which is expanding at a rapid pace, such a prime political feeding ground? The main reason is that the Internet is vastly overrated by those who know nothing about it. The Internet seems futuristic--it comes with trendy catch-phrases such as "information superhighway" and "cyberspace." We listen in awe and wonder as CEOs explain to us, in layman's terms, the importance of "networking" and "global resources." With the Internet, they tell us, we can do everything conceivable with the stroke of a few keys. It will make our lives easier. How? Don't know. It just...