The translation of the French term papier-mâché is chewed paper: the satisfying transition of yesterday’s newspaper broken down and digested into a new sculptural form. It is a pulped and mashed material associated with ceremony, arts and crafts, masks and piñatas – a form that possesses an inherent potential of destruction, blind abandon, and the hollow promise of reward. Layers of the past, reimagined for a fragile future.
Curated by Maddison Kitching and Louise Klerks, Papier-mâché brings together artists Rachel Ang, Fergus Binns, Matilda Davis, Jason Hamilton, Brendan Huntley, Maddison Kitching, Alasdair McLuckie, Nabilah Nordin, The Ryan Sisters and Isadora Vaughan. The artists, through a new medium or extension of their material expertise, engaged in refined child’s play. The tactile and organic process of cut and paste: there is no Command C, Command V shortcut in these claggy explorations.
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Dates: 11 until 26 June 2021. Attend on Facebook
Hours: Thursday to Saturday from 12:00–6:00pm
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