Famous (in) ME
I already knew that I’m famous, at least in Maine (US), or better in Orono, Bangor and around, hihi.
By accident I found the article, which was in the newspaper in Maine (ME), also online, so I can proudly blog it:
Early Friday evening, Carnegie Hall opened its doors for its last Student Art Show and Awards, considered the highlight of UMaine’s student exhibitions. Overflowing with students, faculty and supportive community members, the event is easily a highlight of Orono’s cultural landscape as well.
The work was spread out over Carnegie’s two floors, with more than 100 pieces in various media being shown, ranging from two-dimensional work to sculptural work, as well as new media and multimedia pieces.One of the first and most engaging pieces was an installation work by Nathan Stevens called “From Me to You.”
Set up in the corner of the gallery was a mock-up of Stevens’ work space, with a desk, laptop, and bulletin board covered with photos of his girlfriend, Anja *****, residing in Germany. Stevens sat in a desk chair, writing a letter to Ipsen on small strips of paper which were being sliced into thin strips by a shredder suspended on the wall. The eventual goal, Stevens said, was to write a letter that could cover the entire distance from Veazie to Eckenforde, Germany, and then to release it via homing pigeon, which would carry a stream of paper behind it as it flew across the ocean. Aside from the poetic value, Stevens also joked that this method was cheaper than the postal service, saying that the overall length of paper would be 3,413 miles, or 1707 rolls of computer paper. He’s holding off on the bird for now.
I know, artists are strange people *big grin* but read the rest of the article (with photos, unfortunately not from the love letter project) here.
5 comments to “Famous (in) ME”
Hey Missy cola,
Dig your blog and style! I dig clay and multi media. did a show with clay flyin improv to wild jazz improv. wanna do a show with all the other fixins like video/webcast/other simulcast forms of communication.Trans-is-tion and change is idea. Who knows, with enuf caffine and adreneline/inspiration whatever will happen will happen! Visit my blog for more info also check out old website http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/iraslatter for the article about the last performance. Hope you like. RA!
Thanks Ira. I’m famous 
but not an artist though. Nathan (see article above) is making sculptures (in combination with media) as well. He will have a website with his work soon. Check back if you’re interested.
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I’m deeply impressed! This is so sweet… Don’t forget your family and friends, when you’re really famous, Anja!
Schwesterherz | May 24th, 2006 at 10:40 pm