Chamber Coda | Visual Art

by | Mar 1, 2021 | Visual Art, Vol. 4, Issue 4 | 2 comments

Chamber Coda | Visual Art
Chamber Coda by Jessica Mehta

Chamber Coda

Chamber Coda was created exclusively with the pills found in the artist’s mother’s room after a final (successful) overdose. The nation is in the midst of an opioid epidemic, but marginalized populations are at dramatically higher risks.

Materials: Hydrocodone, Trazodone, Baclofen, Gabapentin

Jessica (Tyner) Mehta is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, interdisciplinary artist, multi-award-winning poet, and author of several books. Place, space, and personal ancestry inform much of her work. You can learn more about her work here: www.thischerokeerose.com.

 

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2 Comments

  1. Dorothy Barnhouse
    Dorothy Barnhouse on March 3, 2021 at 9:46 AM

    This is heartbreaking and beautiful. Thank you, Jessica Mehta, for creating such a powerful piece from your loss.

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  2. Kiesa Kay
    Kiesa Kay on March 3, 2021 at 10:16 AM

    This beautiful and heart-wrenching work of art is one of the most meaningful things I have ever seen.

    Reply

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