America a photographic journey poster
A book with two pictures of people sitting on the ground.
A book with paintings of rocks and trees.
A book with an image of the water and rocks.
A series of photographs showing different types of trees.
A group of people standing around in front of a large rock.
A book with an image of people in the background.
A book with an image of a green plant.
A collection of travel postcards on display.
A painting of mountains and clouds in the sky.
A book with an open page showing a picture of people in black.
A book opened to pages with pictures of people.
A table with several books and magazines on it.
A man walking down the street near a table.
A girl sitting at the table reading some books
A table with several books on it and chairs around.
A table with many pictures on it
A person standing next to a table with books on it.
A woman sitting at a table writing on paper.
A table with several books on it and chairs in front of the wall.

Library of Eden, 2000-2008
37 books, oil paint, table, chair.
Statue of Liberty: Cover of the book “America: A Photographic Journey”
Oil on book cover, 13 x 19”.

A sister project to the Mountain sculptures, Library of Eden is a collection of over thirty altered travel books, including Frommers, Fodors and numerous hardback picture travel-logs that transform the urban world to an Edenic state. Page after page urban structures and objects are painted over with landscape or shrubbery, leaving only human activity amidst the green. By depicting businessmen, shoppers and locals in blurry surroundings that fail to correspond to the texts descriptions of the regions commerce and customs, the paint strips away the context of a specific place.
Since it’s inception in 2000, the Library Of Eden has been installed in various locations including PS1/MOMA Contemporary Art Center, New York, CCS Gallery, Bard and the Kohler Center, Wisconsin.

Essays by Carrie Lambert and William V. Ganis, Greater New York Catalogue, PS1/MOMA.