The
Circular Ruins involves twenty artists and writers who, through the U.S.
Postal Service circulated their visual and written reflections on the short
story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges. This year-long project culminated
in the compilation and editing of the numerous folios into a limited edition,
hand-made, artist book and in a unique installation at the Zoller Gallery
at Penn State University. The exhibition was key for our work because it
successfully combined sculpture, prints, drawings, paintings and interactive
elements such as a reading room and a dartboard. The installation included
works by all twenty artists, and was executed by Wolpa and Christopher Thomas.
How could we reveal the working process, and how could we display the complexity
of Borges and of this project?
The Circular Ruins, 2001 Zoller Gallery, Penn State University
University of Virginia Special Collections, University of Iowa Rare Books
