Gretchen Lee Coles

Wayfarer

Wayfarer or a person traveling on foot from place to place is about mapping as a performance art.

As viewers read/interacted with/viewed each of my 3 relief maps, traveling from South America to Bali, Indonesia and then Marfa, Texas, they became performers in my performance art.

Three mixed media constructions — six digital prints of graphite on mylar drawings and one large format 4-color sheet map — were installed at Greasewood Gallery in The Hotel Paisano, Marfa, Texas during January and February 2013.

Interview

Initially broadcast January 10, 2013 on KRTS Public Radio, Marfa, Texas.

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