Karl Baden
2007
Chemo Session with Amelia
[Hair Above Normal]

Inkjet print from color negative and flatbed scan
22 x 28 in (Dimensions variable)
 
Provided by the artist - Karl Baden
"Are you really worried that you could get cancer from me?"
 
"Uh huh.."
 
"Is that true?"
 
"Uh huh.."
 
"Did somebody say that you could, or did you just figure that out for yourself?"
 
"I'm just scared. I'm scared that you're gonna die?"
 
"Really?"
 
"Yes, really."
 
"Well, let me tell you something, sweetie.. First of all, I'm not going to die. Because the kind of cancer I have you can get cured from."
 
"Yeah, but you can also die."
 
"Weel, but the chances of getting cured are much greater than the chances of dying. And if I don't feel well now, it's because of the chemo; it's not because of the cancer. The cancer doesn't hurt at all. I really think that I'm gonna be around for a long time, Ok?"
 
"Ok.."
 
"I mean really. I'm not kidding.."
 
Statement
 
"These inkjet prints are from the series 'A Hair above Normal', a document of my year of treatment for prostate cancer. Each image contains the raw material of photographs, scans of ephemera from my treatments, and transcribed text from journal entries or recorded conversations with medical practitioners and family members." (Karl Baden, May 20, 2007)
 
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