A virtual gallery reception and discussion with artist Sian Robertson.
2020 Exhibits
Higgins Art Gallery
At Cape Cod Community College
2020 Exhibits
At Cape Cod Community College
![Start Here [detail], artwork by Sian Robertson](/media/capecodedu/content-assets/images/higgins-art-gallery/sian-robertson/sian-poster.webp)
Image: Start Here (detail), by Sian Roberson
Artist-in-Residence
October 20–November 13, 2020
Artist statement: "I create three-dimensional art from used maps, which themselves are a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional world. When I select maps to use I’m driven almost entirely by the aesthetics of the colors and shapes within them. I ‘excavate’ the maps – hand cutting away specific areas, which then heightens the focus on others. With spaces between the roads of a map removed the viewer is able to peer deep into the mass of tangled layers of streets, perhaps a symbol of the messiness of interconnected lives. There is both a sense of loss, of the absence of what has been removed, and a sense of resilience and endurance, as the roads remain intact within the fragile structure of the now lace-like pages."
Front: Carousel; The Big Easy. Back: Metro. Artwork by Sian Robertson.
The Big Easy, 2019, acrylic block, 4" x 4.5" x 1.5", by Sian Robertson.
Metro, 2019, acrylic block, 9" x 4.75" x 2.25", by Sian Robertson.
Built in a Day, 2018, acrylic block, 4.75" x 4.75" x 2", by Sian Robertson.
A Place to Think, 2019, acrylic block, 8" x 6.75" x 2", by Sian Robertson.
Driving Right to Left, 2018, book, 9.5" x 8.75", by Sian Robertson.
Artwork by Sian Robertson
Fluidity, 2018, book, 7.5" x 9.75", by Sian Robertson.
Examples of artwork by Sian Robertson displayed as part of the Higgins Gallery exhibit.
Atlas of the World, 2020, hand cut maps from a 1909 atlas, 35" x 25", plus 5" glass jar, by Sian Robertson.
Atlas of the World (detail), 2020, hand cut maps from a 1909 atlas, 35" x 25", by Sian Robertson.
Cacophony, 2018, wall piece, 20" x 20", by Sian Robertson.
Artwork examples from the Artist-in-Residence Sian Robertson.
Garden Pathway, 2020, wall piece, 12" x 9", by Sian Robertson.
He was way too dapper to be hanging out at the cemetery, 2016, wall piece, 5" x 5", by Sian Robertson.
London Calling, 2020, wall piece, 12" x 12", by Sian Robertson.
London Squares, 2020, wall piece, 12" x 16", by Sian Robertson.
From top: Shady, 2015; Frustration, 2014; Summer, 2015. Artwork by Sian Robertson.
She lived in the big house on Percy Street, but it never really felt like home, 2016, wall piece, 8" x 6", by Sian Robertson.
Artwork by Sian Robertson (left to right): To Miami, 2016; Memphis, 2016; and Flamingo Drive, 2016.
To Miami, 2016, wall piece, 16" x 12", by Sian Robertson.
Vacation, 2020, wall piece, by Sian Robertson.
Sian making One World at Higgins Gallery.
Sian making One World at Higgins Gallery.