It was taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City just this past summer. I took the picture and that's Kristin in the center -- in the brown tank top with the tan back pack. The two of us joined some other fiber artists for a wonderful long weekend in NY including this trip to the Met, mostly to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit. But, we all really liked this El Anatsui piece too. It's titled Dusura II. According to the artist, the title can be translated as a "communal patchwork made by a team of townspeople."
If I were to relate all these ideas to the theme of maps, I might say it would be fascinating to create a graphic, visual list or pattern of connections.
Helen posted about El Anatsui...
which reminded me of the El Anatsui work I'd seen...
with Kristin...
who is another member of 12x12...
and we are certainly part of a "communal patchwork"...
which reminds me of patchwork quilts...
Sometimes maps really can connect disparate ideas and experiences.
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I'm definitely leaning towards the connections and directional decisions route.
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