Archie Moore, Speech is Silver, Silence is Golden, 2026,
from Remnants Of My Father, 24ct gold, cross-linked polymethyl methacrylate, double cross-linked, acylic resin, 4.5 × 6.5 × 6.5 cm, TCG023850
Pallion Art Collection
DENTURES
The voices talking somewhere
in the house, late spring,
And you’re drifting off to sleep
with your teeth in your mouth.
(‘You are the everything’, R.E.M)
Speaking of gold, it was in his mouth the whole time. A crown in the upper central incisor on the left, in his dentures. This was a dental restoration for damage to the false teeth. How it was damaged, I don’t know.
The voices talking somewhere
in the house, late spring,
And you’re drifting off to sleep
with your teeth in your mouth.
(‘You are the everything’, R.E.M)
Speaking of gold, it was in his mouth the whole time. A crown in the upper central incisor on the left, in his dentures. This was a dental restoration for damage to the false teeth. How it was damaged, I don’t know.