7    “Loss of innocence”          2002          
Paper weaving               36 x 54”     

I think it was September 12 that the New York Times published an article written by an American who had lived in Israel for many years.   His main point was “now you know.”  Now we know what the rest of the world deals with.   Now we know what it’s like to feel vulnerable.   Now we know.   Ah, the sweet fleeting bliss of ignorance.   Now we know.   This piece is a paper weaving of a map of the U.S. and a map of the world.   September 11 made us a part of the world.   Our psychological separatism fueled by geographic isolation was over.   Our innocence was lost.