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Photograph by Katie Kurtz

For Whom the Bell Tolls

David Gurman’s installation rings bells to make people aware of ongoing military tests hundreds of miles away.

By Katie Kurtz

Divine Strake Project, a sculptural installation by Bay Area artist David Gurman, is an intricate, collaborative project that addresses several complex issues: institutional land use, military strength, and unseen forces that have the power to irrecoverably shape our lives. The project consists of bells that are rigged to chime when software detects seismic activity at the Nevada Test Site, a desert facility where the U.S. military has conducted nuclear weapons testing since ...

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