I'm as fascinated by his process as I am by the size of this map!
Today, nearly 50 years later, this map is comprised of 2600 panels, spanning nearly 2000 square feet!
And it is still a work in progress! I love it!
Just like actual landscapes, his map has evolved over time as he has reworked sections of it.
Jerry uses a detailed and intricate system to make revisions and additions, by randomly choosing instructions from a deck of altered playing cards.
The map expanded and developed as it went with Jerry though college, to the Peace Corps in Tunisia, to his SoHo loft in New York City, and finally the attic of his home in Cold Spring, New York.
Gretzinger's map was recently exhibited in the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art!
This was the first time Jerry saw the whole project laid out at once!
Catwalks were installed to allow for viewing from above!
Documentary filmmaker, Greg Whitmore, tells the story of Jerry's Map in the short film below,
definitely worth the watch!
TGIF!
Mary^