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NEWS:
"Metamagical Maps of Meaning" will be exhibited at the gallery
of Lowe Mill in Huntsville AL, May 29 - July 27, 2024.
"Elephant / Kigali Rwanda" was exhibited at the Mathematical Art Gallery, 2023 Joint
Mathematics Meeting. Boston, February 2023.
Blue Mosque / Istanbul, Turkiye
Taj Mahal / Agra, India
Eiffel Tower / Paris, France
Elephant / Kigali, Rwanda
Pyramids of Giza / Cairo, Egypt
Van Gogh / Albuquerque, New Mexico
Metamagical Maps of Meaning
2020-2022
The work reinterprets the tradition of cartography to reflect the geometry of
human existence - unique patterns and textures emerge that are deeply tied to
the continuous built environment of a place, to the history of a people and the
complex intertwining of urban development, destruction and renewal over many
years. Each piece draws from local cartography to represent the unique
spirit of a place. The textural fabric of Paris is reflected in the Eiffel
Tower; the Great Pyramids emerge from the chaos of Cairo in a mirror of our own
making.
material: each artwork is formed from a single continuous piece of laser-cut wood
Acknowledgements
Created in part with data freely available from
OpenStreetMap
contributors under the Open Database License; all cartographic designs are original.
Specific Credits
Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel, built 1887-1889
Pyramids of Giza, built c. 2570 BC
The Taj Mahal, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, built 1631-1653
“Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat”, Vincent Van Gogh, 1887-88
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (aka "The Blue Mosque"), Sedefkâr Mehmed Agha, built 1609-1617
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