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"I think that now instal- lation is mainstream, growing out of a conceptu- al art movement where ideas are more important than the objects made. "Photography came into my life when I had to docu- ment my work, and I've always photographed places I've been. Slowly I found myself using the camera much more." As continuing viewers of her work find more and more photos, they also find a greater variety of mate- rials used to express her thoughts. She even learned to pour concrete when she considered it important to a particular project. Among the many instal- lations she has shown in U.S., Canadian and Israeli galleries are some as high as a two-story building or stretching across 45 feet. After they are shown, they are dismantled and returned to her studio. When particular pieces have additional showings, Ms. Sperka sometimes reconfigures them to take on new looks for new dis- play sites. I and U, which recently was shown in Flint, explores the search for a spiritual base. Shouting, created dur- ing a residency in Jerusalem and exhibited in Tel Aviv, symbolizes the impact of closed minds on political controversies. Ms. Sperka does not restrict her sculpture to Jewish issues. When the Catholic churches were being closed in Detroit, for example, she felt inspired to create Losing Ground. She has been concentrating on installation art for more than a decade. "I devote so much time to my work and home, I don't belong to any political orga- nization," said Ms. Sperka, whose husband is an admin- istrative attorney with the Michigan Department of Labor. They have five chil- dren. Intense about her very serious subjects, she still is able to maintain a sense of humor when people com- ment on the messenger instead of the message, ask- ing how a small woman works on such large struc- tures. Because installation art is used for mostly short-term exhibits, Ms. Sperka looks for grants earmarked to cre- ate new pieces. She has received them from the Michigan Council for the Arts, the Ann Arbor Art Association and the The Lyric Chamber Ensem- ble's 1993-'94 concert series, "Discovery," will pay tribute to the Far East, combining traditional chamber music with works inspired by the ex- otic folk rhythms and melodies of the Orient. The LCE will continue its Orchestra Hall series with three concerts, including a musical tribute to children, honoring the 25th anniver- sary of Spaulding for Children. The Oct. 24 concert features the world premiere of Kevin Scott's Memories of My Youth, a string quartet commis- sioned by the LCE and under- written by Unisys Corp. April 10 will bring a Lisz- tian feast to Orchestra Hall with the Sixth Annual Piano Festival, featuring the Michigan Piano Quartet in music by Liszt. On May 1, LCE members will collaborate with violinist Cho-Liang Lin in a concert featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Four Movements — a piano trio by Brint Sheng. The LCE's Gem Theatre Sunday Brunch Series will be expanded to four concerts, with a light brunch at 10:45 a.m. and music at 11:15 a.m. The Grosse Pointe Series will continue with four con- certs in the setting of the War Memorial ballroom. The series will open Sept. 26 with Northern. Exposure, a musical celebration of compuser Ed- yard Grieg's 150th birthday. For information or to receive a season brochure, call the Lyric Chamber Ensemble, 357-1111.