An exhibition with a different focus on sculpture, "Process: An Exhibition of Sculpture," will be on display from Friday, June 2, to Friday, July 28, in the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University.

John Richardson, WSU professor of sculpture, and Sandra Dupret, curator of WSU galleries, are curators for the exhibition, which is designed to explore the process involved in creating a body of sculptural work.

The exhibition features six national artists.

Gina Ferrari from Southfield, Mich. is represented by the Revolution Gallery in Ferndale. Her sculpture mixes ideas of power, aggression, fear and chaos with order, vulnerability, tranquility and beauty. The result is ambiguity. The artist invites viewers to being their personal experiences to interpret her works. She will have an installation of her latest work, plus drawing of her processes.

Cathrin Hoskinson resides in Mt. Kisko, N.Y. The artist interconnects her bronze, concrete and silk forms with language. Her work joins the history of the sculptural form and language though life experiences, visual development and philosophical references producing completion where the elements meet. She will exhibit her completed sculpture along with the stages needed to create the finished pieces--molds, wax, unchased metal, etc.

Sadashi Inuzuka, professor of ceramics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. will create a multi-component installation. He will explore the connection between natural work and human society. His site-specific work will be a metaphor for balance or imbalance within relationship and its connection. Originally from Asia, Inuzuka looks for parallels to represent migration and adaptation between East and West. Additional preparatory drawings and some of his personal and inspirational books also will be available for viewing

Thomas Koole of Orlando, Fla. explores sculpture as an artifact, a historical residue of its culture. He combines all aspects--form, surface, environmental relationship, resemblance and narrative--to refer to issues that inspire and create his work. Those issues include exploration of "artificial surroundings which are dominated by modernism and superficial sophistication." Many of his works are created from wood, metals, fabric and rubber. He will have his sketchbooks on hand to demonstrate his processes as well as a video of a completed installation.

Jill Sebastian, professor of sculpture and head of the sculpture department at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, engages in temporal media, installation, film and video. She brings a rich body of work that uses a variety of materials. A cinematic convergence of disparate forms, images and materials best describes her creation. She sets meaning into her work by inventing, juxtaposing, fragmenting and editing ideas. Her processes will be found in various photographs, drawings, prints and sketchbooks on display.

Elona Van Gent of Grand Rapids, Mich., professor of sculpture at Grand Valley State University, uses a three-dimensional computer-modeling program to sketch ideas and variations before beginning work in the studio.

Van Gent is an artist who can work with computers, welders, grinders and table saws, simultaneously. She can bounce back and forth between the physical reality of the object and the virtual reality of the design to play with options and possibilities. She combines the content of the metal sculptures to reflect diverse historical sources. Computer-generated designs demonstrating the artist's processes will be on display.

The artists will participate in an opening reception scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 2, in the gallery. The event is free and open to the public.

Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. For more information call Dupret at (313) 577-2423.