Location: 4:15 1400', Open Playa
It's All Salt is a wooden, brain-shaped sculpture crafted from digital MRI brain scans shared by burners and friends. Each slice is built from the brain of a different person. It transforms neuroimaging data into a sculpture that can be explored by interacting with the brains and stories of others.
Playing on the perspective that brain function - and all that the brain underlies - requires a balance of "salty" ions, It's All Salt is a unified representation of a deeply personal, often isolating event: imaging of the brain in an attempt to understand a symptom, behavior, or experience of unknown origin. It's All Salt highlights the absurdity and beauty of the brain, a complex system that can be both incredibly sensitive and resilient.