Collaborators: MRS, photography of exhibition by Dessa Lohrey

Concept:This work began with the creation of a land boundary at a site in Rabun Gap, GA. The boundary was informed by features which implied edges in the landscape– the convergence of a grassy field, sandy path, and a sparkling river bank. Over the course of several hours spent reading, observing, and gathering materials from the defined site, the abstracted boundary was filled with a grid of survey ribbon, twine and braided yellow mason line (all materials derived from a nearby hardware store). Additionally, the gathered materials were collaged in situ onto cyanotype paper. Following this exercise, the land boundary and collected objects were moved to a different setting where they were cataloged and acted upon within the context of their new site.  

At Shedspace and its adjacent yard, the work is again transmuted. The boundary weaving is re-installed within the Shedspace yard. The other collected objects are re-interpreted within Shedspace, where a richer and more layered interpretation of sites past and present is enacted. The cyanotype prints have been digitally re-collaged into a repeating pattern and risograph printed in shades of blue. Here they are envisioned as a lacey wallcovering behind a false forested facade.. 

Time: April 2021 and April 2022

Place: Hambidge Arts and Science (Rabun Gap, GA) and Whitespace (Atlanta, GA)

References: Boundaries by Maya Lin, Curious Methods by Karen Lutsky and Sean Burkholder, Mary Hambidge, On Sites and Nonsites by Robert Smithson