Rebecca Goodale, Extinct. Extirpated. Endangered. 3 pieces. Portland, Me.: R. Goodale, 2003.
Artist's book; edition limited to ten copies; three flexagons, hand colored silkscreen prints with collage.
This work is part of a project (ongoing since 2000) in which the artist aims to create artists' books that represent all of the threatened and endangered flora and fauna on the State of Maine's 'Threatened and Endangered Species List,' which numbers over 200 species. When these rings are twisted a surface is concealed while another is revealed. When shaken, each ring produces a sound relative in intensity to the level of threat that the group of species faces. Extinct shows the Passenger Pigeon, Great Auk, Sea Mink, and Labrador Duck. Before their extinction these animals could be found in Maine. Extirpated shows the Walrus, Grey Wolf, Wolverine, and Caribou. These various species, while still surviving in other parts of the world, were once known to live in Maine. Endangered includes one plant, the Tall White Violet, three Terns (Roseate, Least, and Black), the Ringed Boghaunter, and the Black Racer.
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