‘Jerry’s Map’ unveiled

Maple City artist featured in upcoming documentary

The entirety of “Jerry’s Map,” a sprawling art installation consisting of over 4,100 individual panels, was unveiled for the first time as a complete set Monday evening at an open house held at the Strongheart Center.

Maple City artist Jerry Gretzinger, 83, spent decades developing the map, an ongoing art work that maps an everchanging, imaginary world. He began the map in 1963 and over the years, it evolved into an abstract composition, with changes determined by an elaborate set of rules and randomly generated instructions. These instructions are on a deck of modified playing cards that helps to guide Gretzinger on what to do next.