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Altman attempted to take fear out of death in the exhibit "Dead or Alive" at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. She used several types of herbs and other natural foodstuffs ranging from juniper berry to lavender to yellow mustard seed to cast human skull sculptures. Altman intended for the
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Altman's work includes quilted moving blankets imprinted with found images of nature. Through these works Altman juxtaposes nature with artificiality; her subjects are innate while the materials and means of creating the work are synthetic. Altman also creates birds made from wire whose exoskeletons
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viewer to approach the skulls and be captivated by their fragrance instead of repulsed by their association with death. "It's like the traditional sugar skulls you see in Mexico for Day of the Dead," she said. "You make death into a sweet thing to be eaten so that people don't fear it."
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