Erika Iris Simmons

Artist: Erika Iris Simmons

^{Title: Ghost in the machine, Bob Marley}

^{Media: cassette tape on canvas}

^{Dimensions: 24 x 14 inches}

^{Date: 2010}

^{Biography: A twenty seven year old, self-taught artist, internet freelancer, known all over the internet as iri5}

^{Statement: “It feels great to work with strange, older materials. Things that have a mind of their own. Most everything I use has been thrown away or donated at some point. Past its prime, like some of the finest things in the world.”  - Erika Iris Simmons}

^{How It Connects:  This one is probably one of my favorites out of all the pieces i chose for this exhibit. I have never seen something so cool before! I love that she uses old cassette tapes to create the artist who made the music. For this one she used an old Bob Marley cassette to create him.}