Sculpture | Janet Goldner

Have We Met? ||| Gestural steel sculptures inspired by Malian sculpture and a video with sound presents aspects of daily life in Karenguimbe, village in northern Mali. Presenting images that are small, personal and human, Janet’s aim is to offer a realistic image of Africa that is nuanced and positive, countering persistent negative stereotypes.

3 PointofWater

February 9, 2015

The Point of Water, Gallery 128, New York City, 8 feet x 7 feet x 5 inches, steel, 2008 ||| Composed of fabricated & recycled steel objects. In Bamana thought, along with north, south east & west, water is the 5th cardinal point. Water determines where villages are located. Circles symbolize water. Ellipses can symbolize a body of water.

United States Embassy Mali

February 9, 2015

Negelan, 6 feet x 9 feet x 8 inches, steel, 2005 ||| Negelan is composed of elements, iconography that have occurred in Janet’s work for many years. Cut-out steel figures, feathers, hands, and geometric patterning comprise the intricate, lacy steel elements of this large-scale wall installation. Negelan is in the permanent collection of the American Embassy in Bamako, Mali.

1 FireWater

February 9, 2015

Fire and Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other.