Judith Hoffman
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I sewed an exact architectural, paper replica of the exterior facade of a schoolhouse in rural Nebraska.
I built 5' paper telephone polls so that I could get cellphone reception in my studio.
Each "Tree" is over 5' in diameter, representing the Baobab, Honduran Rosewood, Louisiana Magnolia, Olive and Bodhi trees.
I built a soft golden levee of over 500 pillows to escape the future flooding.
I made a soft, huggable replica of my Brooklyn kitchen for Coosje van Bruggen.
Judith
Hoffman
Artist's Statement
When I was ten years old, my family sold our Georgia farm to a developer. Within three years, the woods where I had wandered were cut down and the wild places I loved were transformed into a suburban neighborhood with little connection to its surrounding landscape. In part, my sculptural works are a reaction to these events. I find myself creating works that use natural materials to inject softness into areas of human harshness.
Bio/Resume
Judith Hoffman is an artist and amateur mathematician. Her work explores architecture, refuges and impermanence. She received an MFA from Pratt Institute and her BA in Math from Smith College. She has recently been an artist-in-residence at ArtFarm, Vermont Studio Center, Santa Fe Art Institute and will be in residency at Sculpture Space in 2012. She has been honored to exhibit her work throughout the United States, including at ‘Art in General’, ‘Deitch Projects’ and the ‘Sarah Lawrence College Museum’. Her home base is Brooklyn, where she loves to bike along the East River.
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