Working on Small World in the Studio
I'm working on Small World, an installation for a solo show at Montserrat College of Art, August 26 - September 26, 2015.
Installation at Montserrat College of Art
Installation at Montserrat College of Art September 2015
Small World
2015, 5' x 15' x 5", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, and cast shadows
Lost City of S
2016, 8" x 17" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, canvas, and cast shadows
Lost City of R
2016, 17.5" x 15" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, canvas, and cast shadows
Lost City of A
2015, 28" x 18.5" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, and cast shadows
Game of Drones
2015, 39" x 46" x 4", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, and cast shadows
Lost City of E
2015, 60" x 16" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, and cast shadows
Lost City of J
2016, 16" x 20.5" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, and cast shadows
Lost in Translation
2015, 33.5" x 47" x 4", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, and cast shadows
Lost Cities (7)
2016, 30" x 40" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, drafting film, and cast shadows
Lost City of ZZ
2017, 11" x 22" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, canvas, and paper
Lost City of O
2016, 10" x 18" x 2", ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, canvas, and cast shadows
Night Voyage
2015, 43” x 21” x 2”, ink, gouache, acrylic, paper, and cast shadows
Lost Cities/ Other Constructions
The structure of the city and the structure of the mind are conflated in my paper constructions. I’m interested in states of mind, how experience is translated into thought, how memories are layered, and how dreams jumble reality. Contemporary city grids and plans of ancient ruins are layered and edited along with references to mental networks. In today’s globalized world distance and time have changed. The internet has compressed and collapsed time and space. Networks of hyper-connectivity are the maps of the contemporary world whether these networks are in the structure of the city, the mind, or the internet. In my reimagined places shape and shadow interact invoking memory, presence, and absence.
My constructions are built from drawings in ink, gouache, and acrylic. Lately they often include string and canvas as well. Boundaries and often conflict are part of these "deconstructions" or mental mash-ups. The depth of the work varies as shadows and cut or painted shapes interact. Drawing and painting on the wall behind the paper network is sometimes part of these constructions.