This work is one from a series of “Hurricane Folly” drawings which were drawn on the reverse side of old National
Geographic maps. Miller established for himself a system of mechanical steps to guide in the creation of the work.

So, what’s it about? I think it’s mostly about process, or more specifically setting up a process where following the steps
remove me from making decisions, which I guess is kind of
folly. It’s also a folly because you have two half-completed compositions (the darker pencil lines and the purple pencil
lines) coming together to make a new composition. Is it a successful composition? What is a successful composition?
How do we define what is a successful composition? The
ground for the drawing is a map so that “places” it some-
where, but it’s on the back of the map – we don’t know
where that place is. — RM

A 1986 graduate of Messiah University, Studio Art, Robin went on to receive his MFA in painting from the University of Pennsylvania. Following his graduate study, he worked at
the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He is currently the head
of the slide library at Savannah College of Art and Design.