The collaborating artists poetically describe their work as follows: "Earth lungs, collapsing from excess, coughing clouds of acid rain, weeping sterile lakes." The background text on breathing exercises is taken from "The Complete System of Self-Healing" by Dr.S.T.Chang. Tao Te Ching writings on the outer rim of the support read "Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind rest at peace. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.