Elaine Hullihen

Ripple Hum Reverberate Release (2023)

Exhibited at Maelstrom Collaborative Arts, Cleveland, Ohio

February 9-19th, 2023

Ripple Hum Reverberate Release combines looping video projections and layered audio to create an immersive audio visual experience. From Jan 1, 2023 to Feb 9, 2023, I researched, read and recorded news articles from each of the 50 United States about the effects of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe V Wade. During gallery hours, 4 of the audio recorded articles play simultaneously, one out of each speaker in the room, creating a layered audio effect. The cacophony is intended to speak to the confusion and chaos that continues to ensue because the Supreme Court decision.

While the audio loops, video footage of liquid effervescence and maple tree seeds are projected repeatedly throughout the space. Viewers are invited to take in the natural processes of carbon dioxide gas escaping to the surface of a liquid and maples trees slowly ‘helicoptering’ to the earth by the force of gravity. Studies show that maple trees have a practice of aborting their seeds when an external threat is present. Occasionally squares of metal, a seeming foreign object in this world, inserts itself by being dropped in slow motion and disrupting the process. The sound of this disruption echos through the gallery.

News articles on the current status of the effect of overturning Roe v. Wade (articles published between 1/1/23 – 2/9/23)

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Alabama https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/13/alabama-attorney-general-anti-abortion-movement Alaska https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/01/16/fda-decision-could-increase-access-to-abortion-pills-across-alaska/ Arizona https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/arizona-doctors-abortions-fetuses-genetic-abnormalities-federal-judge/75-f245da8c-196b-4309-b959-f83076a9d979 Arkansas https://www.kait8.com/2023/01/20/bill-could-bring-changes-arkansas-abortion-law/ California https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/01/01/demand-has-tripled-quadrupled-at-california-abortion-clinics-since-roe-fell/ Colorado https://www.colorado.edu/today/2023/01/13/1-10-minors-seeking-abortions-must-pursue-court-approval-many-are-denied Connecticut https://ctmirror.org/2023/01/20/ct-parental-notification-abortion-bill-republicans/ Delaware (note: it was unusually hard to find a current article with Delaware based information online) https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/2023/01/13/delawares-planned-parenthood-will-always-put-care-first-heres-how/69802483007/ Florida https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/23/florida-supreme-court-declines-temporarily-stop-15-week-abortion-law/ Georgia https://georgiarecorder.com/2023/01/21/georgias-six-week-ban-not-enough-for-anti-abortion-activists-pressing-for-more-restrictions-at-roes-50th-anniversary/ Hawaii https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/01/a-state-abortion-coordinator-hawaii-lawmakers-consider-overcoming-barriers-to-access/ Idaho https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/01/05/idaho-supreme-court-upholds-abortion-ban-civil-enforcement-law/#:~:text=By%3A%20Kelcie%20Moseley%2DMorris%20%2D,5%2C%202023%203%3A51%20pm&text=Oswald%2FIdaho%20Statesman)-,In%20a%203%2D2%20decision%2C%20the%20Idaho%20Supreme%20Court%20upheld,in%20an%20opinion%20released%20Thursday. Illinois https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-abortion-law-roe-v-wade-laws-bill/12697968/ Indiana https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/01/04/indiana-lawmakers-say-theyre-unlikely-to-pass-new-abortion-legislation-in-2023/ Iowa https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3838126-iowa-republicans-file-legislation-making-it-a-felony-to-manufacture-prescribe-abortion-drug/ Kansas https://kansasreflector.com/2023/01/23/proposed-kansas-abortion-bill-would-ban-condoms-iuds-at-the-county-and-city-level/ Kentucky https://www.wkyufm.org/news/2023-01-13/abortion-bans-still-pending-before-revamped-kentucky-supreme-court Louisiana https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2023/01/26/louisiana-may-make-dads-pay-for-pregnancy-in-state-where-abortion-illegal/69844397007/ Maine https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/news/2023/01/17/maine-democrats-propose-bill-to-allow-abortions-in-late-term-pregnancies Maryland https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/abortion-access-maryland-funding-hogan-moore-V3EJIWTXB5A3VCCLHVDSUCEBIU/ Massachusetts https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/01/30/abortion-reproductive-care-hotline-launch-massachusetts *The Abortion Legal Hotline is available at (833) 309-6301 Michigan https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/01/democrats-make-first-move-to-repeal-michigans-1931-abortion-ban.html Minnesota https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/01/31/gov-walz-signs-bill-codifying-abortion-rights-in-minnesota-law/ Mississippi https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jackson-mississippi-abortion-clinic-consignment-store-rcna65457 Missouri https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2023/01/19/missouri-faith-leaders-sue-over-state-s-abortion-law Montana https://montanafreepress.org/2023/01/17/first-abortion-bill-of-2023-introduced-in-montana-legislature/ Nebraska https://www.klkntv.com/clash-at-the-capitol-expected-wednesday-as-nebraska-hearing-on-abortions-begins/ Nevada https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/2023-legislature/anti-abortion-resolution-may-complicate-nevada-gop-races-2722388/ New Hampshire https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/statehouse/four-bills-considered-to-protect-abortion-rights-in-new-hampshire/article_2cbf67b2-e9bf-5d54-804f-9d839b7b083e.html New Jersey https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2023/01/nj-womens-health-clinics-to-get-6m-in-state-loans-for-expansion-as-demand-for-abortions-grows.html New Mexico https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253547/the-satanic-temple-to-open-free-abortion-clinic-in-new-mexico New York https://www.wxxinews.org/capitol-bureau/2023-01-24/new-york-legislature-moves-on-equal-rights-amendment-that-includes-abortion-rights-protections North Carolina https://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2023/01/31/local-state/nc-democrats-push-status-quo-on-access-to-abortion/ North Dakota https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/north-dakota-senate-passes-bill-revising-abortion-laws/article_f7bbb2f8-a0b6-11ed-9a08-0f7c06636e80.html Ohio https://catholictimescolumbus.org/news/tim-puet-2b021ee3-0b76-4300-945e-465c85be8474/ohio-right-to-life-works-for-statewide-abortion-ban Oklahoma https://kfor.com/news/local/lawmaker-seeks-to-clarify-oklahomas-abortion-ban/ Oregon https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2023-02-02/fbi-investigating-abortion-related-attacks-in-oregon-and-other-states Pennsylvania https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/local-abortion-providers-overwhelmed-by-out-of-state-women-seeking-care-since-roe-v-wade-overturned/56QOERJNGFBBLL2ZP662WTFMBM/ Rhode Island https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2023/01/r-i-abortion-access-bill-advocates-hope-for-new-success-after-roe South Carolina https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/05/south-carolina-abortion-ban-state-supreme-court-ruling South Dakota https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/south-dakota/proposal-would-clarify-health-related-abortion-exception-in-south-dakota-law Tennessee https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/01/tennessee-republicans-back-bills-to-add-rape-incest-medical-exceptions-to-abortion-ban/69863011007/ Texas https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/05/mifepristone-lawsuit-texas/ Utah https://ksltv.com/520294/utah-sisters-disagree-passionately-about-new-abortion-bill/ Vermont https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/vermont-lawmakers-pursue-protections-for-abortion-providers/ Virginia https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/virginia-house-republicans-wont-consider-youngkins-abortion-ban-proposal/ Washington https://crosscut.com/politics/2023/02/students-lobby-wa-bills-abortion-and-gender-affirming-care West Virginia https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/lawsuit-west-virginia-abortion-ban/ Wisconsin https://19thnews.org/2023/02/wisconsin-supreme-court-abortion/ Wyoming ​​https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/attempts-to-address-constitutionality-concerns-in-abortion-bill-fail/article_0da65a8c-a751-11ed-a7e9-6f4c5e35507a.html