5 x 5 times 2 (A New York Minute)
The collaboration project between Sally Casper and Heidi Dauphin
unfolded over two years. As friends and artistic inspirations to each
other for over 15 years we have come to understand and support each
other’s artistic growth, style, and creative process. We met in our
freshman Drawing I and Design I classes at the University of Michigan
School of Art, where our drawing professor told us it was a good idea
to “make and keep art friends”. This is truly where the collaboration
began.
In July of 2001, Heidi moved to the Boston area, leaving Sally in Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In order to stay connected both as friends and
artists, we decided to start a collaborative project across the miles.
Working with nine 5" x 5" squares of wood, we each started collaging,
transforming, manipulating, and artistically enhancing each square in
our own studio.
Once these squares were at a point of completion, we sent digital
photographs of our nine squares to the other artist. Upon receiving the
other artist’s digital images, we responded by changing them,
incorporating the images into our own squares or beginning new ones, to
further continue the transformation. Even when the individual squares
were completed the collaboration continued with many discussions about
the presentation and installation of all the squares. This two year
project was a learning experience which strengthened our artistic
processes and our friendship.
Shown at Brickbottom Gallery in Somerville, Mass. in April 2003
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