Wood
and Paper- 52" X 52" X 36"- 2003
Multi layered work consisting of a tree trunk, family information, and maps.
The piece started with the tree trunk onto which I stapled missing signs
for every person in my current family. I sent a letter with a questionnaire
to each person for them to fill out and send back to me. When I received forms
back, I then tore the missing signs off of the trunk and placed them onto the
wall with all the information (family names and pictures) that they sent back
with the questionnaires. I then gave each one received back a number. That
number correlated with a number on a flag pin that was placed on a maps where
they now live. Details are of the returned questionnaires
showing the pictures
and letters that were sent (details 2 and 4), the maps (detail 3), and
the tree trunk (detail 5). The maps are layered starting with the United
States and moving to the state of
Oklahoma,
then to
the county
and
city
of Woodward.