The Volume of Every Member of my Family
2002
4 paperboard boxes of different sizes
In the summer of 2001, I measured the volumes of all the members of my family in the garden of my parents’ house. One by one, I submerged my sister, mother and father in a tub of cold water and measured the amount of displaced liquid. Using Archimedes’ principle, I subsequently calculated the volumes of our bodies and then reduced them to physical objects: I used white cardboard to make four boxes of varying sizes corresponding to the volumes measured.
My Family in Basel
My Family in Prague
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My Family in Vienna
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My Family in Budapest
My Family in Klatovy
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