"2 x 4 Landscape 2006" was one of three sculptures (collectively titled, "Three Ways of Looking at the Earth") exhibited in the gallery. Maya Lin seems to be interested in landscapes (earth forms) placed in an architectural setting (within the confines of the gallery). This is in contrast to her famous 1981 Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where the sculpture was integrated into the outdoor landscape. The exhibited sculpture is composed from more than 45,000 sections of lumber placed on-end. The lumber is certified wood by the Sustainable Forestery Initiative. From a distance, the sculpture takes on a pixel-like image of a mound or of a wave, elements of earth or water, respectively.The size of the sculpture suggests that it was assembled on-site. The image below, shows that the landscape mound was assembled from modular parts. It actually took four helpers working eight days to complete the sculpture.
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