In October 2009, Saucebox opened an annex renovated from an empty retail space next door to their location in downtown Portland. The owners asked me to create a wall installation that could be in place in two weeks.  My initial thoughts were to produce an arrangement of micro-textural elements that would form areas of pattern across the wall using an off-the-shelf material. It was mandatory that this material was both inexpensive and accessible.  It was equally important that the installation not overpower the space, but rather, allow a degree of adaptability from one event to the next.  To add to the challenge of a two week deadline, I discovered that the walls within the space were plaster, which could become unstable or crumble in the process of

connecting a material the wall. I decided to use a light weight, yet durable material that I could attach to the wall without penetrating it. My solution was a 2 x 2 inch square paper design folded  diagonally to create a triangular flap. The inside of this flap would be a printed color, while the outside color would remain white, like that of the wall. The folded paper elements would be arranged by a projected gird and then adhered to the wall. I had 5,000 squares offset printed in two colors, scored, and cut by Pinball Publishing in Southeast Portland.  The piece was printed on Environment 120# White with Pantone soy-based inks.  It was installed in a twenty hour period, one day prior to my deadline, using approximately 3,000 of the prepared squares.