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Mirrored Municipalities

 MIRRORED MUNICIPALITIES

There are cities, towns, villages, and mining camps across Montana, USA, named in celebration of other cities around the globe. Amsterdam, Manhattan, Belgrade, Glasgow, Havre, Jordan, Malta, Pleven, Ramini, Lima, Sumatra, Troy, Silesia, and Red Lodge. There are probably others. This body of work mirrors those landscapes against one another in an effort to explore their visual relation.

Manhattan, New York X Manhattan, Montana (Completed)
Amsterdam, Holland X Amsterdam, Montana (In-Progess)
Belgrade, Serbia X Belgrade, Montana (In-Progess)
Glasgow, Scotland X Glasgow, Montana (In-Progess)
Red Lodge, England X Red Lodge, Montana (In-Progess)
Le Havre, France X Havre, Montana
Jordan X Jordan, Montana
Malta X Malta, Montana
Plevna, Bulgaria X Pleven, Montana
Ramini, Italy X Ramini, Montana
Lima, Peru X Lima, Montana
Sumatra X Sumatra, Montana
Troy, NW Turkey) X Troy, Montana
Silesia, Central Europe, Poland X Silesia, Montana


This body of work is in-progress and will be ready for an exhibition in 2025, currently booking for showings.
Please contact
brian@artifactconcepts.com to inquire.


Funding for Mirrored Municipalities provided by the ARPA Montana Artist Grant and the National Endowment for the Arts, facilitated by the Montana Arts Council.


PRELIMINARY STUDIES


CURRENT WORK

Belgrade, Montana X Belgrade, Serbia
acrylic on wood panel, magnets, antique signage, artifacts


Red Lodge, Montana X Red Lodge, England
acrylic on wood panel, magnets, antique signage, artifacts


Manhattan, Montana X Manhattan, New York
Amsterdam, Montana X Amsterdam, Holland

acrylic on wood panel, magnets, antique signage, artifacts