The Pavlovian Trainer, an elaborate piece of brightly polished metallic headgear, tightly muzzles wearers as soon as they open their mouths - and comes complete with a bell for long-term anti-babbling behavior modification.
"All my pieces interact with the human body," explains Pavlovian's creator, Ira Sherman, an artist from Denver, Colorado.
Sherman travels to galleries around the country demonstrating his Universal Preening Device, CIA Survival Kit Pendant, and Anti-Anabolic Shaman staff, prudently choosing to demonstrate his creations' uses primarily on himself. Sherman is currently enmeshed in a piece based on the theme of negotiation, which will lock two participants in intense, nose-to-nose, eye-to-eye contact.
Doesn't Sherman ever worry about the potential danger inherent in his creations? "We avoid injury by not using a lot of explosives," he offers nonchalantly. Besides, "You get the best effects that way."
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