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Viviane Rombaldi Seppey

Sunroom Project Space 2010: Viviane Rombaldi Seppey
Glyndor Gallery | August 28 – October 11, 2010

Viviane Rombaldi Seppey transforms the Sun Porch with a lively composition of faux stained glass panels that are assembled from delicately cut plastic bags. The installation, Common Ground responds to both atmospheric natural light and the seasonal shift of the landscape outside.

Preparatory design for installation
Preparatory design for installation 

Rombaldi Seppey often uses ordinary or found objects, such as phone books or maps, to create her work. By using plastic bags she allows the viewer a measure of accessibility and asks her audience to reconsider the value of these discarded objects.

Exterior view of Common Ground
Exterior view of Common Ground 

Viviane Rombaldi Seppey has exhibited her work in Australia, Singapore and New York, including, in 2009, Flying Words, a solo exhibition at the Mid-Manhattan Library of the New York Public Library, and group shows at The Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ; The Lower East Side Print Shop, New York, NY; Texas State University San Marcos, TX; and The Carriage House, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY. Her work was selected for the Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney, Australia. She was the recipient of a Lower East Side Printshop Key Holder Residency in New York, NY. She received a BFA from the National Art School, Sydney, Australia, and an MFA from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology at Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.