Green Lines - The sketch of an idea in book form - 3

Green Lines are arbitrary, separating families and even dividing houses. True, there are regional conflicts, but in essence the people are more similar than different.

Green Lines, the flag book:

  

 

Green Lines - The sketch of an idea in book form - 2

Accordian Tunnel book form.

Green Lines - The sketch of an idea in book form - 1

This begins an exploration of the arbitrary and divisive nature of Green Lines. Letting the function determine the form, this little back-to-back accordion book provides a definition:

The name derives from the green ink used to draw the line on the map while the talks were going on. Glossary: Israel, Library of Congress Country Studies

Form Follows Function

A one-piece-of-paper book.

From the Sketch Book

I heart birthdays

The Petitions

    When the panels of The Petitions are set side by side, they become a wall. They don't connect visually -- the graffiti does not line up, the stonework-like features are not continuous -- allowing them to be seen as part of a greater whole; something longer, taller and wider.

   The tiles (seen individually in the 13 previous posts) do not carry particular meaning, but are the stuff, maybe even the beauty, of life.

   The papers wedged between and around the tiles are the petitions, the things people pray for: for lives to be changed, for lives to be saved, for health, for comfort, for love, for success. These deep desires can be debilitating personal walls; unrequited dreams that cannot be seen past or overcome.  

Petition 1
oil on board,  paper
24" x 18" (61cm x 46cm)

Petition 2
oil on board,  paper
24" x 18" (61cm x 46cm)

Petition 3
oil on board,  paper
24" x 18" (61cm x 46cm)

Petition 4
oil on board,  paper
24" x 18" (61cm x 46cm)

Petition 5
oil on board,  paper
24" x 18" (61cm x 46)

Petitions 1-5
24" x 90"