Procession, Counting to 100 Series, and the Monumap Series
| Installations of the artwork have been and continue to be exhibited in both Canada and the United States. These exhibitions offer the viewing public an opportunity to question the artificial and seemingly arbitrary aspects of this particular border, the metaphorical qualities of borders in general, and the reliance placed on maps to convey, constrain, and/or alter our sense of place. |
Procession, Counting to 100 Series, and the Monumap Series |
Atlanta, Georgia, 1995 | The Monumap Series is the primary body of sculptural work from the 49th Parallel Project. Each four-foot piece represents one degree(approximately 60 miles)along the parallel . The trapezoidal shape is derived from the converging perspective while in the boundary vista and from the 5-foot obelisks which serve to demarcate the border. There are a total of 29 pieces in the series, some are free-standing (either vertically or horizontially), others are wall-mounted, while others lean against the wall. |
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Three pieces from the Monumap Series (l to r): Columbia (117/49): 4" x 13" x 10" wood & paper, 1994 Kootenay/Kootenai (116/49): 44" x 10" x 2" ceramic & wood, 1994 Midway/Ferry (118/49): 44" x 10" x 18" ceramic, 1994 |
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11" x 11" x 2" each, oil pastel on paper with wire and wood, 1995 | The color and composition of the Counting to 100 series are derived in part by the paper on which they are drawn- an atlas of Canada, with each map exposed along the 49th parallel. The map, like the creation of the border itself, dictates the landscape. Thin wires mounted midway in black wooden frames serve to further contain and restrain the drawn landscapes. |
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Two of the 86 pieces from the Counting to 100 Series:
Left: Minton (81): 11" x 11" x 2", oil pastel on paper with wire and wood, 1995 Right: Bismark (48): 1" x 11" x 2", oil pastel on paper (shown without wire) 1995 |
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| A set of 13 molds were made of a small section of the Alberta/Montana border. Later, paper was cast from the molds. The upper half of each piece is Canada and the lower half the United States. If the entire series was made it would be 1,270 miles long, thus the title: One Inch Equals One Inch. |
| Procession serves as an means of recreating the confinment of the border vista. The viewer is situated between transparent maps and elements of the landscape. |
(e.g. grass, rocks, dirt, water), glass beakers, wood, and guaze Nexus Installation, 1995 |
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