I just completed a new commission for the annual, upcoming Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) Conference, scheduled to take place in San Francisco, CA. The GIA website explains, "Funders are facing a landscape of unprecedented changes, and technology has accelerated both the pace and reach of these changes. The 2010 census is providing a look at the changing faces of our communities and the cultural forces that both bind and separate them. The 2011 GIA conference will meet at the intersection of art, technology, and social change."
This piece is precisely about that intersection. The characters in the piece are in reflection mode, working in collaboration as they practice their craft. In the background is a large circular network. The city landscape on the upper left is the city of San Francisco.