Installations

Goldner’s installations include steel sculptures, video, photography and sound combining poetry, patterns, forms and African themes that engage in social discourse.

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Falling Fences, 8' x 10' x 7', Barbed wire, photographs, steel, oil paint, 2021

Falling Fences, 8' x 10' x 7', Barbed wire, photographs, steel, oil paint, 2021

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Falling Fences, Detail

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Fences & Neighbors

Fences & Neighbors

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Fences & Neighbors, Detail

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Ebola Came to Mali on a Bus, Steel, Gloves, Goggles, 10' x 12' x 4'. 2015

Ebola Came to Mali on a Bus, Steel, Gloves, Goggles, 10' x 12' x 4'. 2015

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Ebola Came to Mali on a Bus, 10 feet x 12 feet x 4 feet, Steel, Gloves, Goggles, 2015

Ebola Came to Mali on a Bus, 10 feet x 12 feet x 4 feet, Steel, Gloves, Goggles, 2015

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Ebola Came to Mali on a Bus, one panel

Ebola Came to Mali on a Bus, one panel

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Fire & Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other.

Fire & Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other.

Open larger image for Fire & Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other.
Fire and Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other.

Fire and Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other.

Open larger image for Fire and Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other.
Fire & Water, Detail

Fire & Water, Detail

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Negelan, view 2

Negelan, view 2

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Documentation of artist Janet Goldner's art installation in the United States Embassy, Mali. Goldner's work is welded steel influenced heavily by Mali culture.

Negelan, 6 feet x 9 feet x 8 inches, steel, 2005 ||| Negelan is composed of elements, iconography that have occurred in Janet's work for many years. Cut-out steel figures, feathers, hands, and geometric patterning comprise the intricate, lacy steel elements of this large-scale wall installation. Negelan is in the permanent collection of the American Embassy in Bamako, Mali.

Open larger image for Negelan, 6 feet x 9 feet x 8 inches, steel, 2005 ||| Negelan is composed of elements, iconography that have occurred in Janet's work for many years. Cut-out steel figures, feathers, hands, and geometric patterning comprise the intricate, lacy steel elements of this large-scale wall installation. Negelan is in the permanent collection of the American Embassy in Bamako, Mali.
Have We Met? ||| Gestural steel sculptures inspired by Malian sculpture and a video with sound presents aspects of daily life in Karenguimbe, village in northern Mali. Presenting images that are small, personal and human, Janet's aim is to offer a realistic image of Africa that is nuanced and positive, countering persistent negative stereotypes.

Have We Met? ||| Gestural steel sculptures inspired by Malian sculpture and a video with sound presents aspects of daily life in Karenguimbe, village in northern Mali. Presenting images that are small, personal and human, Janet's aim is to offer a realistic image of Africa that is nuanced and positive, countering persistent negative stereotypes.

Open larger image for Have We Met? ||| Gestural steel sculptures inspired by Malian sculpture and a video with sound presents aspects of daily life in Karenguimbe, village in northern Mali. Presenting images that are small, personal and human, Janet's aim is to offer a realistic image of Africa that is nuanced and positive, countering persistent negative stereotypes.
Have We Met? Video ||| A split-screen video presents aspects of daily life in the remote natal village of Janet's close friend & collaborator, artist Kandioura Coulibaly. Karenguimbe is close to the site of Kumbi Saleh, the ancient capital of the Wagadu, the 1st Empire in West Africa. It was rich from cattle & gold and flourished from the 8th to the 11th century.

Have We Met? Video ||| A split-screen video presents aspects of daily life in the remote natal village of Janet's close friend & collaborator, artist Kandioura Coulibaly. Karenguimbe is close to the site of Kumbi Saleh, the ancient capital of the Wagadu, the 1st Empire in West Africa. It was rich from cattle & gold and flourished from the 8th to the 11th century.

Open larger image for Have We Met? Video ||| A split-screen video presents aspects of daily life in the remote natal village of Janet's close friend & collaborator, artist Kandioura Coulibaly. Karenguimbe is close to the site of Kumbi Saleh, the ancient capital of the Wagadu, the 1st Empire in West Africa. It was rich from cattle & gold and flourished from the 8th to the 11th century.
Interesting Times-detail: The global breadth of the crisis

Interesting Times-detail: The global breadth of the crisis

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Interesting Times: 24 feet x 4 feet, vinyl banners, steel cable, 2013 ||| 12 banners present images of cultural sites and images of protests in countries where there have been recent upheavals. The banners are strung like prayer flags or laundry to show the rich cultural heritage and the breadth of the global crisis.

Interesting Times: 24 feet x 4 feet, vinyl banners, steel cable, 2013 ||| 12 banners present images of cultural sites and images of protests in countries where there have been recent upheavals. The banners are strung like prayer flags or laundry to show the rich cultural heritage and the breadth of the global crisis.

Open larger image for Interesting Times: 24 feet x 4 feet, vinyl banners, steel cable, 2013 ||| 12 banners present images of cultural sites and images of protests in countries where there have been recent upheavals. The banners are strung like prayer flags or laundry to show the rich cultural heritage and the breadth of the global crisis.