Nate Cassie’s Gift (the infrathin and a bowl of red) is a harmonious combination of the academic insight, and companionship Frances Colpitt and her partner Don Walton provided the artist. Cassie took a Marcel Duchamp course by Colpitt, and, in Duchamp fashion, each porcelain bottle is cast in the same mold but has imperfections due to the natural casting process, expressing the idea of “infrathin” which was Duchamp’s playful name for minimal, almost unnoticed differences. The air inside the bottles is from cooking a chili recipe, introduced initially to Cassie by Walton, paying homage to The Walton-Colpitt household, who was known for their get-togethers and home-cooked meals.