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On View: August 20–October 2, 2022
LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER features 2D and 3D works on, in, and of paper. The exhibition showcases diverse practices and concepts in paper arts including trends and advances in the art of hand ... more
home baking show
- Kozo, abaca, and cotton handmade paper, wooden frame, wire
- 36 x 36 in
- Isabella Whitfield
Through creating a paper kitchen by casting pulp onto measuring cups, the functionality of familiar objects can become alienated through chosen materiality. By creating replicas of kitchen object, but taking away its functional purpose, the paper copies become a kind of memorial, or ghost, for the items they represent. Like figurative sculptures of prominent dead people, the paper objects can only stand in for, but never replace, the things they are referencing. Instead, they become vessels for nostalgia and remembrance, demonstrating a reverential appreciation for their role in our daily lives.
- Created: 2022
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Artist: Isabella Whitfield
from Paeonian Springs, Virginia
isabellawhitfield.com