Jan Gilbert Art Flood Lines

Jan Gilbert Art Flood Lines Flood lines is a collaborative work by debra howell, krista jurisich and jan gilbert, with text by michele white. it was first exhibited as a photolightwork in the windows of the contemporary arts center in new orleans at the third anniversary of hurricane katrina on august 29th 2008. Jan gilbert, debra howell, and krista jurisich invited me (michele white) to participate in this visual and textual conversation, which appears in the cac windows, because of an internet based text that i wrote about the 2005 flood lines.

Jan Gilbert Art Flood Lines For her stop on the lakeviews tour, gilbert created “biography of a house,” which consisted of a 300 ft ribbon of family photos wrapped around the flood line of her mother’s home, accompanied by a sound installation of home tape recordings from gilbert’s childhood. Artist jan gilbert cites the importance of the multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of her work, as in "biography of a house," a 300 foot ribbon of family photos wrapped around the hurricane katrina wrought flood line of her girlhood home, with a sound installation by her drummer composer nephew, william gilbert, and. Interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator jan gilbert mines memory, loss and transition. she pushes boundaries of all sorts by forging objects, installations, rituals and networks. her universally compelling works are simultaneously personal and collective, public and private, local and global. As an interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator, gilbert mines memory, loss and transition, pushing boundaries by forging objects, installations, rituals, and networks. her universally compelling works are simultaneously personal and collective, public and private, local and global.

Jan Gilbert Art Flood Lines Interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator jan gilbert mines memory, loss and transition. she pushes boundaries of all sorts by forging objects, installations, rituals and networks. her universally compelling works are simultaneously personal and collective, public and private, local and global. As an interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator, gilbert mines memory, loss and transition, pushing boundaries by forging objects, installations, rituals, and networks. her universally compelling works are simultaneously personal and collective, public and private, local and global. In 2007, she debuted “biography of a house,” a 300 foot ribbon of family photos she wrapped along the flood line of the ranch home. "biography of a house" and "flood lines" created by alumna jan gilbert (mfa 1982) will be remounted at the reese gallery in st. louis later this month. Interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator jan gilbert mines memory, loss and transition. she pushes boundaries of all sorts by forging objects, installations, rituals and networks. her universally compelling works are simultaneously personal and collective, public and private, local and global. Pleased to see the vestiges project’s flood lines triptych including images by debra howell, krista jurisich, and me with text by michele white on view in time for yet another katrina anniversary (the 17th!) and another hurricane season.

Jan Gilbert Art Flood Lines In 2007, she debuted “biography of a house,” a 300 foot ribbon of family photos she wrapped along the flood line of the ranch home. "biography of a house" and "flood lines" created by alumna jan gilbert (mfa 1982) will be remounted at the reese gallery in st. louis later this month. Interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator jan gilbert mines memory, loss and transition. she pushes boundaries of all sorts by forging objects, installations, rituals and networks. her universally compelling works are simultaneously personal and collective, public and private, local and global. Pleased to see the vestiges project’s flood lines triptych including images by debra howell, krista jurisich, and me with text by michele white on view in time for yet another katrina anniversary (the 17th!) and another hurricane season.

Jan Gilbert Art Flood Lines Interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator jan gilbert mines memory, loss and transition. she pushes boundaries of all sorts by forging objects, installations, rituals and networks. her universally compelling works are simultaneously personal and collective, public and private, local and global. Pleased to see the vestiges project’s flood lines triptych including images by debra howell, krista jurisich, and me with text by michele white on view in time for yet another katrina anniversary (the 17th!) and another hurricane season.

Jan Gilbert Art Flood Lines