Jane SimpkinE 12th St between Ave A and Ave BHeart One · Location 61 · Drawn May 2004A panoramic view from the tape drawingLOOK AROUND E 12TH STDrag the panorama or use the arrow keys.Drag the panorama.PAN PhotographsDownload photograph 1Download photograph 2Download photograph 3Download photograph 4Download photograph 5Video podcast0:00This drawing was made at 527 East 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B on a building owned by its occupants.0:38This is Jane Simpkin.0:41She was drawn in May of 2004.0:45Her drawing is counting one person.1:11So I'm going to B and 11.1:17What is this thing?1:19[unclear], they didn't know [unclear] the art project.1:22Why did they make it?1:24I don't know, ask them sweetie.1:27We made it to remember an event that happened.1:32You know what they were referring to, sweetie?1:33What?1:34Because the guy was talking about the Twin Towers.1:36Yeah, [unclear].1:37[unclear] they [unclear]?1:38Yeah.1:43Here's a pamphlet that we hand out to the people that we talk to while we're walking1:49around New York City drawing.1:50You see these four hearts here?1:52These four hearts span the entirety of Manhattan.1:56Yep, and right now we are working on part one.2:00So we're right now right about here.2:04And these hearts, if you were to connect the dots between all these figures that we're2:10drawing, you would be drawing out these fantastically large hearts.2:15And the hearts are comprised of all the time and all the alien passengers like Sam said.2:18Why did you put the tape there?2:20The tape on the template.2:22[unclear] tape [unclear] on the wall, Margo?2:24What color?2:26Same color?2:27Yeah.2:28It's so that when we hand these out to people, they recognize this aspect of it and can connect2:34the pamphlet to the drawing.2:36And it also serves as an example of how it's not a, the tape isn't going to do damage.2:43It's a low adhesive tape.2:45So when we draw...2:47You know what a low adhesive is, Muffet?2:48It means it's a low tack.2:50If you painted your wall and you were really proud of it, you've done a beautiful painting2:55whatever it is that you like to paint and somebody came and did a drawing on3:00your drawing and their drawing undid your drawing, their drawing would win your drawing.3:04Would you like this, Margo? No. Oh, no way. Exactly. No way. We wouldn't like it either. No way.3:09So thinking of that when we draw, we've picked this tape so that it doesn't3:14destroy other people's work. That's a good idea.3:17You can't put five hearts on that small a map.3:23No, why not?3:24If you shrink the hearts?3:25If you measure them?3:26If you shrink them, maybe.3:28Yeah, and if you measure them?3:30Yeah.3:30Yeah, you have to measure them.3:31But it can't be that big and putting five on.3:39Not that size, not that size.3:40You have to shrink them down.3:42That's absolutely correct.3:43Great.3:43Thank you for taking the time to talk to us.3:49Jane Simpkin seemed drawn to the unusual and vice versa.3:53When she was standing on her mother's porch in Wayland Mass one day,3:56a baby bald eagle landed at her feet.3:59While she was driving to work one time, a bright blue parakeet flew into the car.4:04She was amassing tattoos, which her sister Laura called an ongoing art project.4:09There was a British lion on each of her shoulder blades,4:11applied when she visited England recently and a griffin on her chest.4:16She loved to travel.4:18Often the tattoos were mementos of the places she visited.4:22She worked for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers,4:26but her plan was to become an entertainment lawyer.4:29Last September 11th, she was a passenger on a United flight.← Location 60Heart One · Location 61Location 62 →
