Coastal Ridge School, York, ME. 1991. Lobby lightbox. 4'x6'x8”.
Custom cabinet, lit from within. Recessed into wall. Theme is local
and natural history. Includes ancient celestial map of the northern hemisphere,
plants from forest and marsh, historic photos, tidal pool creatures, engravings.
The wood frame is printed with handwriting from school copybooks
going back to the 1700s, and with pictograms from a local Abenaki man.
(imagery courtesy York County Historical Society, and Osher Map Library)
