“In Deep Water,” an art installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, is now on public display in the lobby of Rowan University’s new Discovery Hall, home of the School of Earth and Environment. The installation focused on water and the climate crisis consists of 6 long panels each about 25-30 feet long hanging in front of a wall of windows and visible from inside and outside the building. Other smaller “In Deep Water” panels are also displayed in windows near the Dean’s office and Conference Room in Discovery Hall. This collaborative artwork by Allen and Taback incorporates hand papermaking and printmaking, and the transparent sheets of handmade paper are embellished with printmaking and joined with threads. For more information about the work of Allen and Taback, visit these sites: https://janeingramallen.wordpress.com and https://www.jamitaback.com
“In Deep Water” installation view showing both floors at Discovery Hall, Rowan University“In Deep Water” view of installation from outside Discovery Hall, Rowan University“In Deep Water”, view from inside on first floor of Discovery Hall
This work will remain on public view at Discovery Hall, Rowan University, through the end of this semester in 2022, and then will travel to other sites in the US and internationally.
These photos of the installation were provided by the School of Earth and Environment, Rowan University.
Thanks to the installation team for doing such a great job installing this work with the Northern California-based artists participating virtually.
“In Deep Water” installation going up at Discovery Hall, Rowan University
In Deep Water by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback is on Exhibition at Discovery Hall, School of Earth and the Environment, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
“In Deep Water” is a collaborative art installation by two Northern California artists, one a printmaker (Jami Taback) and one a papermaker (Jane Ingram Allen). The project is focused on our current climate change crisis relating to water, the most essential requirement for life. This project raises the alarm about water issues and a world in crisis and projects hope for the future using sustainable methods and materials. We are “in deep water”. The collaborative artwork makes use of several printmaking and hand papermaking processes to create a multi-part modular large-scale installation that draw attention to this immense and pressing problem all over the world.
Here is a photo of Discovery Hall where “In Deep Water” will be installed and open for viewing starting on March 21, 2022.
view of Discovery Hall, Rowan University where “In Deep Water” will be installed.
The installation at Rowan University’s Discovery Hall will consist of 6 flowing panels of handmade paper and printmaking joined with thread, and each panel is about 18-24” wide and 25-30 feet long suspended in front of a wall of windows over 36 feet tall.
This artwork is designed to be very flexible and can pack and ship flat folded at the thread parts. Here is a photo of Jami holding all the artwork folded up to ship to Rowan University.
Here’s a photo of the “In Deep Water” installation at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, CA, during January and February 2022. For this installation we used 12 panels each about 15 feet long.
“In Deep Water” at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, CA, Jan.-Feb. 2022
“In Deep Water” will be installed this week at Rowan Univeristy’s Discovery Hall, and on view for the students and the public beginning on Monday, March 21, 2022. The installation at Rowan University’s Discovery Hall will consist of 6 flowing panels of handmade paper and printmaking joined with thread, and each panel is about 18-24” wide and 25-30 feet long suspended in front of a wall of windows over 36 feet tall.
At Discovery Hall the ceilings are very high, and so we joined the panels together to make 6 super long panels that are about 25 – 30 feet long. The installation at Rowan University is being done during Spring Break, and Andrea Siwik and Jennifer Todora are coordinating the installation with our written instructions and a sketch/diagram. We will be available by phone for consultation during the installation this week. Rowan University Art Gallery Director Mary Salvante will also be helping with this installation.
Sketch/diagram for “In Deep Water” installation at Discovery Hall, Rowan University
Check back here for updates and photos of the finished installation of “In Deep Water” at Rowan University. The artwork will remain on view at Discovery Hall in the Lobby area and is open to the public during regular campus hours through the remainder of the semester.
Subsequent exhibitions of the “In Deep Water” project are already scheduled for Gallery Route One Project Space, Point Reyes Station, CA, in Nov.-Dec. 2022, and in late 2023 at Live Forever Foundation Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan.
EXTREME Hand Papermaking! – Saturday, April 23, 10AM to 4PM
Workshop Fee: $150 – Includes all materials and use of equipment. Send check to Jane Ingram Allen, 5017 Maiden Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 or pay with a credit card using Paypal to info@janeingramallen.com
Due to so many wanting to take the March 19 workshop, I decided to offer it again in April! Join me in my Santa Rosa studio for some indoor and outdoor EXTREME and Experimental Papermaking using a variety of pulps such as kozo (paper mulberry bark), cotton blue jeans, sisal, flax and abaca as well as at least one plant fiber gathered locally.
We will do such things as make really big paper using pouring methods, make really thin but strong paper using Japanese techniques, make thick sculptural cast paper, burn handmade paper using a flame retardant, make holes, tear and shred paper, make paper that moves and produces sounds and blend some strange and exotic pulps for special effects. Come prepared for some extreme experimental papermaking to produce unique handmade paper for artwork of all kinds. This workshop is suited for beginning and experienced papermakers and promises to challenge you to stretch and expand your ideas about papermaking.
Class size is limited to 4 people, and all must be vaccinated. All Covid protocols in effect will be followed.
Controlled Burning of Handmade PaperMaking BIG paper in Tanzania, at WHAT residency, Arusha
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