by BRCA Beautification Committee
This past September the Paper Story Exhibit and Installation was on display at the BRCA hall. With hundreds of handmade paper sheets on display, they were hung from the ceiling beams, delicately swaying as visitors walked past and fibres becoming beautifully translucent in the light at sunset. An art installation that impressed and interested all visitors, Paper Story was dismantled at the end of the closing reception and visitors were invited to take sheets home.
The paper was made from a combination of invasive weed material and cotton fibre. Weeds gathered from the neighbourhood were transformed both in form and intrinsic value, the paper now becoming an invited guest into the homes of Bridgeland-Riverside.
Artist facilitator Andrea Lau hosted eight papermaking workshops to the community engaging over 80 participants. To learn more about this project, see photos and a short documentary visit andrealau.com. Paper Story is a project by Andrea Lau and the Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association, supported by the Calgary Arts Development.
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