In oopting to refer to or use maps in their art, both Dan Mills and Carol Emmens could be called armchair travelers. Indeed, Mills uses that title for his series from which two works are drawn. Although theseworks suggest a kind of suspended exploration within a studio or gallery, beyond a mere celebration of travel, they raise many questions of an existential nature, such as “Who am I?” and Where am I going?”
—Gregory K. Knight, “Art on the Map” exhibition catalogue, Chicago Cultural Center,May, 1994
Armchair Traveller, 1992-93, collage on wood, chair arms, windows, 20 1/2 x 63 x 8 inches.
Collection of the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.