About the Isthmus Series Duration: January to April 2008 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina (see map) Traces of mundane human activity comprise the bulk of my medium. I want the moment of appreciation to be in the formal and structural decisions rather than the novelty of a material. Isthmus in the geographical sense is a strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land– Central America is one example. It can also denote a narrow strip of tissue joining two larger organs or parts of an organ. I use the term isthmus not only to denote the physical but also to describe a psychological location. The Isthmus project is my attempt to connect studio and home (both private with the space between being public). The physical landscape between my studio ( Highland Avenue) and home (Mayflower Drive)became a “place” that I designated for the purpose of collecting material while connecting with people and nature. The tract where I spent most of my time walking and gathering was a long, narrow strip of land sandwiched by the railroad tracks and Oakland Ave. This route was not the most direct one but it offered the most in terms of materials. Home Archives | Projects | Information | Updates |