Presented in collaboration with The Baltimore Museum of Industry, this exhibition combined installation and assemblage by Willie Cole using cast-off industrial materials and artifacts from The Baltimore Museum of Industry. An art performance component was developed and produced with students from the Baltimore School for the Arts. The exhibition title implies parallels between Cole's materials, the history of industrial labor, and the labor of childbirth. Project support was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts Museums Program. An artist residency program facilitated project development (3 months in duration).