Hello Dee, and PAN colleagues,

I worked with artist Susan W. Simpson for a public art commission at Inglewood's Crenshaw-Imperial Library in 2016 - 17.
Susan installed her wonderful diorama sculpture comprised of 3 diorama boxes and 3 peep-hole type viewing areas, at diverse heights, including for those in wheelchairs. Her 6 miniature installations explored libraries around the world - including one on a boat in the Mekong Delta, one on a camel in Kenya and one based on the fantasy library described in Borges' Ficciones.  It is a wildly popular pieces. I agree miniature or small dioramas are perfect for intimate public art spaces.

http://www.susanwsimpson.com/design-1#/new-gallery/

Helen Lessick
HelenLessick.net



On Sun, 3 Mar 2019 at 04:39, andy <awitt@historiccoastculture.com> wrote:
Very cool!  There are many artists who do "miniatures"

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Hello,

How about 'Micro-Galleries,' Joseph Cornell-style boxes, create themed
interiors of local historic buildings, or scenes from local books that could
be connected to Community Read events? (I am working on a Words in the
Woods-type of project in my community.)

Small LED lights tucked inside could illuminate the interiors, which would
be especially cool if solar powered! I bet kids would love them and they
could be ADA accessible if visible from a wheelchair with close ups
available via cellphone.

Let me know what you do!

Dee Boyle-Clapp
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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