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"Over the past twenty years, Maria Nordman has worked on a number of major projects in American and European cities which successfully combine public and private spaces. Her projects are sites for social interaction, yet at the same time serve as sanctuaries for private contemplation. Throughout, Nordman’s art has sought a harmony with nature, as evident in her selection of native tree plantings, her dwellings which connect with the sun and sky, or her collaborations with traditional craftsmen and women - all of which enjoins a timelessness to her work."

(excerpt from Crossroads exhibition text)