John B. Mors

"House, Manum Island, New Guinea."

"House, Manum Island, New Guinea." Steel. 1990. 80" x 54" x 36"

Subject Manum Island, a small island situated off the coast of New Guinea, is one of a group of islands that receives fresh water form the Sepik river as it flows to the Bismark Sea. Object The motif for the sculpture is the form of housing found on Manum Island, which is different from that the Sepik River region. As a result, the emphasis for this sculpture is the roof which sits low to the ground.