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Chamber of the World in Miniature

36x1296 inches (h x w x d)
2003
mixed-media installation

"Using my own technique inspired from traditional Asian marbled paper, I make maps. These maps are not geographical, but philosophical guides and directions. They are reproduced digitally with text included. The maps are in a long line on the floor surrounded with soil. Mixed in the soil is a large collage of cutouts from contemporary magazine articles and ads, representing consumer waste in the landfill. Binoculars are provided."
-- Irene Chan

Style/Period

cartography; ecological art
Chamber of the World in Miniature
Source: Slide