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to Farley Elana Farley to Palazzolo Christa Palazzolo

to Fitzgerald Ali Fitzgerald to Sowell Jason Sowell

to Hensel Mark P. Hensel to Wagner Stephanie Wagner

to Hinojosa Melissa Hinojosa to Zinser Billy Zinser

to Green/Palazzolo Kelly Green and Cari Palazzolo

to Johnson/Johnston Tamara Johnson and Aron Johnston

to Pangallo/Yount Jill Pangallo and Virginia Yount

to Smith/Yaquinto Matt R. Smith and Giacomo Yaquinto

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Creative Research Lab

GRID - January 2006

construction by Pangallo and Yount

Jill Pangallo and Virginia Yount
2112 Flexagon Hills, 2006
mixed media
4' x 8' x 4'

Sometime in the not so distant future, the Federation of Solar Planets (F.O.S.P.) has been taken over by a single corporation known as "Totalicorp". In an attempt to eradicate free will, Totalicorp has developed a breed of intersexual humans who operate as the working class. 5-Alphas, as they are known, voluntarily abdicate the responsibility of thinking for themselves and are essentially robots by choice. Between a predetermined schedule of work and downtime called "after-work," the 5-Alphas have no time to reflect on their mind-numbing lives and lack of hope or ambition. Rule of the day is, "Obey and Go Along with Orders".