Louise Despont is a New York artist working with pencil and architectural stencils on paperwork.Despont’s work reminds me of geological & topological maps, architectural and botanical illustrations. The multi-pieced nature of the larger works, drawn with simple materials on old sheets of paper, lends a sense of authenticity and story that resonates those connections for me. When I first saw her work I imagined a work of restoration, a fragmented old journal painstakingly recombined to reveal a map or illustration of something familiar but unknown.