COMPOSITE FOR CHAPMAN

Hi Everybody-

So mice to see you today! I have made a rough composite to illustrate my idea for the Chapman Gallery- This is the West Facing Wall- 15 x 31 feet.

Actual Size Books

The actual size books are coming along slower than I had expected. here are the first two. I'm still gathering up Popular culture items including Ripley's believe it or not, Guiness world records. various children's stories and literature. I don't think there will be enough for a "room" though. but certainly a table or shelf. The cookbook has some new twists but I want to focus on two more actual size books and then get back to it. Susan

Tree Update

I have rephotographed a Redwood with Lia's idea of adding another scale element by shooting with different cameras and different lenses, thereby creating different scales within the 12 foot image. The small details will be tiled throughout the larger image. The size of the paper will vary from 2 to 44 inches. I'm hoping to include a "levitation" piece in the mix if I can figure out how to do it while piecing the thing together.

Barb

Sprinkle Room worked out

Hi Everybody-

I think I have solved my problems for hanging the cards, showing a map and creating a lighting source that is diffuse so as not to reflect in the mirrors...

I re-worked the map from my brochure and made the thought bubbles the sprinkle colors. This appear on the wall to the immediate right as you walk in the little gallery. (attached)

Thought Bubbles- aka- Sprinkle-colored paper lantern balls (approx 6-9) will hang from the ceiling with the cards hanging down as attached.

Thanks,

E

Mockup for Photo (video still) Installation

Here is the mockup for my photo installation. As Zig mentioned, we had the idea to collaborate so that we use the same source footage. I would extract stills, modify the scale, and cut them into circles. He would use the footage to create his video work. We are still talking to see if/how this will work.

Susan's Cookbook

Here's my concept for scale as it might relate to a cookbook.
Remove all information from the book except ingredients. Leaving the binding and remnants of pages.
Remove from each "removed" text block everything except the ascenders and descenders leaving the structure with the little marks.
Chop the remaining text lines by cutting each letter in half.

The relation to Scale is that each component is measured by a different set of standards depending in which context it resides. As each component is removed from its "mother" component different measurements are used to complete/understand its function.

A cake or cupcakes could be the top of this pyramid. Susan

Redwood and Eucalyptus

Correction: What I thought was a Redwood turned out to be a Eucalyptus in the middle of a Redwood grove. On the left is the Eucalyptus which has more variations in its structure. However, if you all want a Redwood, the image on the right is a straight and very tall specimen. I included some textural foreground for interest.

Please let me know your preference. My next step is to figure out the size and the printing. I will be hanging the image with extremely strong rare earth magnets with nails under the print.

Thank you,

Barbara