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BRITISH ARTIST TRACEY Emin has always done things her own way – and now she’s chosen a rather unusual marriage partner.
As she prepared to open for a new show in Hong Kong – I Cried Because I Loved You – Emin told the catalogue interviewer that she had ‘married’ a rock.
In an interview with Post Magazine, Emin elaborated on her new partner, saying: “It’s in my garden, it’s very nice and very impressive and I like it a lot.
The other thing about the stone is that it could be quite monstrous and scary. Instead I saw it as a protection thing as opposed to a fearful thing.
She also said that the stone “[is] not going anywhere”, and is maybe an anchor for her, no matter how mad her life might be.
The Art Newspaper says that Emin was wearing her father’s white funeral shroud when she married the rock. She told them that she’s been reading the letters of Pope John Paul II, which have shown her how “love can present itself in many ways”.
Marrying a rock might seem, well, more than a little strange (and yes, we’re quite sure it’s probably not legal). But in the context of Emin’s life and work, which have always been inextricably intertwined, it makes a strange sort of sense.
She has lived out her love life in the public eye. My Bed, which depicted her post-illness bed, strewn with tampon and condom wrappers and complete with slept-in sheets, won the 1999 Turner Prize. She has explored love, sex and relationships throughout her work, and she’s also been the sort of public figure who excels at getting publicity.
She told the Art Newspaper that her idea of love as she has aged has changed. It’s not so much about lust, but about spirituality and the quest for a soul mate.
Emin might not necessarily have found that soulmate in a rock, but after a life with many peaks and troughs, she has found something quite literally stable.
Perhaps most importantly, just as she chose to have no one else there for the ‘marriage’ ceremony, Emin doesn’t really need to care what the rest of us think about it.
If she changes her mind, though, there’s always a way to turn the relationship into a piece of art. Win-win.
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I can’t wait until biotechnology enables us to regrow teeth. It is only a matter of time!
Recently the successfully created mineral regeneration. It is only a matter of time now.
There is no chance they will be allowed to ‘Rate’ dentists here , did work for teachers or solicitors , its would be challenged as unconstitutional…
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month in the US.
Ireland should also have a campaign to promote dental health during the month of February. The is enormous room for improvement in dental health in Ireland, one of the best ways to deal with it, is to educate the young. Irish schools should promote dental health at primary and secondary level.
The American Dental Association, along with the ADA Foundation, is pleased to provide you with the February 2016 National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) campaign poster. This month-long national health observance brings together thousands of dedicated dental professionals, healthcare providers, and educators to promote the benefits of good oral health to children, their caregivers, teachers and many others.
This year’s NCDHM campaign slogan “Sugar Wars” is displayed on both sides of the poster. The Smileys, McGrinns and K9 are in a spaceship, the USS SweetSwatter. It is equipped with toothbrush swatters, fighting against the Sweet Tooth Invaders for good oral health. On the reverse side, preteen/teenagers demonstrate effective ways to defeat the effects of sugar and maintain good oral health by brushing, flossing, rinsing and eating healthy snacks. These versatile posters will help speakers, teachers, and others to address a range of age groups.
http://www.ada.org/en/public-programs/national-childrens-dental-health-month/
The dental industry in Ireland is a cartel. There is no point in shopping around over here as they charge the same extortionate fee’s.
Bioprinting
3D printing is increasingly permitting the direct digital manufacture (DDM) of a wide variety of plastic and metal items. While this in itself may trigger a manufacturing revolution, far more startling is the recent development of bioprinters. These artificially construct living tissue by outputting layer-upon-layer of living cells. Currently all bioprinters are experimental. However, in the future, bioprinters could revolutionize medical practice as yet another element of the New Industrial Convergence.
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