In our daily physical world, "Sustained," the new installation by Gene Cooper, is located at the Lisa Sette Gallery in downtown Scottsdale. The installation also exists in the cyberworld of technology and virtual reality, over a tangled web of fiber-optic cables. And on yet another level, the work exists literally within the artist himself. Like an ancient tribal shaman whose ceremonial tattoos turn his body into a living cathedral of the tribe, Cooper carries this work with him at all times, using technology and medical equipment to allow his own body to control and give sustenance to a complete, though somewhat manmade, ecosystem. Even when he is miles from the gallery, his own vital signs dictate what takes place within... More >>>