Earth Boxes
During the early 1970s, Eisert Hall began constructing small interactive installations. Earth Boxes honoured the Earth and outer space. The project invoked an awareness of the space beyond the Earth and the perception of the celestial bodies that are untouchable with your feet. This perception is the elation of being able to view the incredible phenomenon of space from Earth. Earth Boxes were constructed so that the viewer could stand in the box that was filled with earth and look into framed paintings associated with each box. The viewer could see their own reflection in reflective surfaces build into the painting. Carrying forward conceptual interests developed in the 1960s, Eisert Hall maintained her sensitivity to subject and object relationships; this time with the relationship between human viewer, Earth, and outer space. This project was Eisert Hall's first step away from painting and toward experimentation with mixed media. This project was shown at the Lethbridge Public Library.
Strong influences that led to Eisert Hall's focus on Earth and outer space began as a child. She recalls growing up on a farm and walking through the fields with her father on starry nights. The moon and stars generated a sense of vast spaces and unknown frontiers. The paradox of being able to see the celestial bodies and at the same time not being able to touch or really know them had lasting effects into adulthood. In this way, she entered into a "cosmic romance."