diagnosis
Diagnosis began following the shows and panel discussions of Side Effects May Include. Friends, colleagues, acquaintances and even strangers came forward and asked if they could rid themselves of medication that they no longer had use for, had inherited from the death of a family member or, in one case, from a person whose job is bereavement clean outs. Collections from one person could contain upwards of 15 prescriptions. Among the antibiotics and nasal decongestants, there was an overwhelming amount of psychotropic drugs.
The geometric patterns selected for the designs of the pills are based on mechanical drawings of housing vents and roofing. I was attracted to the circles and going-no-where lines. The shape, texture, and color of the pills are beautiful, seductive, offering the promise of relief. The patterns reflect a particular kind of diagnosis.
