The Map Room Installation

"The Map Room" - an installation  in Bridgeport, CT

Jane's one-person show "The Map Room" opened October 28 and will be on exhibit through November 21, 1998, at the University Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.  "The Map Room"  consists of multiple map constructions made of painted handmade paper and string suspended from the ceiling and hanging from the walls.

  Many thanks to Kaz McCue, Gallery Director, and all of the others who helped with the installation.   The University of Bridgeport gallery is a very large and elegant space, and Kaz commented that one of the viewers said this was the best show they have had in the space. 

The map pieces represent real localities, although abstracted, and are two-sided paintings which fold to become sculptural objects.  A large wall collage using recycled maps donated by the AAA office in Utica, NY, extends around a corner in the gallery.  The installation also contains several drawings on handmade paper extended with pencil drawings on the gallery wall.  Some of the map pieces were made during Jane's September residency at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.  

Several institutions have expressed an interest in "The Map Room" exhibition, among them a natural history musuem and  a state library planning a map exhibition.   Jane is considering other places to exhibit new versions of "The Map Room" after it closes in Bridgeport on Nov. 21.

Selected Public Art Projects and Commissions
Selected Environmental Projects
Selected Wall Works and Suspended Sculptures
Selected Figurative Works - Mirrors and Shadows
Selected Collaborative Works with Musicians and Choreographers
The Connemara Installation
Bird Watching Projects