The Shroud

performance

time: 1 h
obiects: plant carpet
action: slow pouring of plants with liquid paper pulp (directly from hand)

2023

INVITED ARTIST AWARD

International Biennial for Paper Fiber Art w Tajwanie 2023/24
”EARTH SPEAK: Giving Voice to Paper”

location: Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan

The performative action consisted of slowly pouring water with paper pulp over a plant carpet . This was the beginning of the process of creating the object. The watered plants would then pierce through the slowly hardening paper pulp over many days – shaping its character.

The narratives I create are triggered by a desire for dialogue with the viewer about the ‘existences’ that are too small to be noticed. Bringing plants into the role of a matrix and paper into the type of shroud aims to reveal the predatory, anthropocentric treatment of the earth by humans.