map of heaven - map of earth

Medium
• 480 polaroid photographs and steel support. (ongoing project)
• Approximately 1ft. tall by 70ft. long. (only 40 feet of the total piece is installed at Sierra Arts)

Intent
• Present a methodical, rational, and literal view of the Earth and Heaven from a first person perspective.

The Work
• Status
- Complete.

• This project was born out of the idea: "I only see what is in front of me" and moving away from a representational artwork. Heaven is often represented as clouds or in the clouds. I wanted to take these religious metaphors literaly and make a map composed of photographs that document every squarefoot of the Earth's surface. In this case the photographs of Earth were taken from the height of my head and looking straight down. The photographs taken of Heaven are from the same height but looking straight up.

Exhibit Information
Title of show : The Middle Of The Week
Type : Solo show
Date : 2004-09
Location :
Sierra Arts Gallery
Reno_NV

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    Height: 5184 pixels
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    Eyes: #663213

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