The Art 295 “Sculptural Paper” installation will continue on view through the Spring semester. A few pieces have been moved to new locations in Burling. See our original posting about this installation below.
Burling Library is privileged to host this installation of paper-based sculptures created by the students in ART295. As digital forms of communication become more pervasive, our relationship to physical place and tangible objects becomes more complex and, some would say, more precious. We invite the Grinnell community to enjoy the surprise of unexpected encounters with these works, and we encourage respect for them. A listing of the artists and the locations of their works is also available at the Circulation Desk.
— Richard Fyffe, Rosenthal Librarian of the College
Artists’ Statement:
Handmade paper has a deep relationship with interior spaces. From Japanese shoji screens to fine Italian wallpaper we all have ideas about the relationship between paper and architecture. Paper is also, historically, the substrate that carries our culture. The library, the gallery, and the archive are all places that house this paper.
The Sculptural Paper class this fall has been given the gift of an invitation to create site-specific works of art that use handmade paper as their primary material for locations throughout Burling Library. The diversity of the work they have created is remarkable. Each of these works uses plant fiber: Cotton, Flax, Hemp, Abaca, or Kozo, as the primary material for form and structure in these objects.
Some of these works will be immediately apparent when one walks in the front door of Burling Library. Meredith Grove's cast human forms will cover a section of the large brick wall on the West side of Burling. Rebecca Johnston has cast scores of round shapes that hang overhead from the second floor mezzanine. Other works are hidden away. Veronica Erb's abaca domes nestle into a tree house, Trevor Austin's quiet alphabet book rests on a shelf below a dictionary. These are only a few examples of the wide range of student responses to this project.
Everyone is welcome to join a public discussion about the development, materials, and process of this project with the artists on November 13th from 1 to 4 pm.
We would like to thank the staff of Burling Library for their generous support of this project.
—Professor Lee Running and the Students of ART295, Fall 2007
Sculptural Paper: Site-Specific Installations in Burling Library
1. Alex Schechter: “Burqa”
Kozo and fabric dye
Location: Front (north) Windows, 1 st Floor.
2. Hugh Redford: Untitled
Abaca and Kozo
Location: Treehouse, 1 st Floor
3. Indrani Singh: “Making Sense of Place”
Kozo and Abaca
Location: Map and Atlas Cases, 1 st Floor
4. Kirsten Aho: Untitled
Abaca and Flax
Location: Central Staircase, 4 th Floor
5. Lindsey Walter: Untitled
Kozo
Location: Reference Collection, 1 st Floor
6. Meredith Groves: “Sense of Self”
Flax and Abaca
Location: Brick Wall, Southwest Corner, 1 st Floor
7. Paula Matallana: “Macondo Lives Only In The Mind”
Abaca, Cotton and Kozo
Location: Latino Collection, 1 st Floor
8. Rebecca Johnston: “The Collective”
Flax and Cotton
Location: Northeast Alcove, 1 st Floor
9. Sabrina Bardonille: “Quilt”
Kozo
Location: Print and Drawing Study Room, Basement Level
10. Trevor Austin: “Letters”
Cotton
Location: Dictionary Stand, 4 th Floor
11. Veronica Erb: “Hemispheres”
Abaca
Location: Treehouse, 1 st Floor
12. Camille Lindsey-Larrabee: “Tie Dye Kite”
Kozo
Location: South Windows, 1 st floor
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