Visit to Manchester Gallery - Thursday 13th December 2012
Exhibition - First Cut
This exhibition is of sculptures made entirely of paper, much of which has been reclaimed from books, maps, ordinance servey maps, flower pictures from seed catalogues, and even seaweed collected from around shellfish. This was used to create the illusion of a leaf by being dried out and then shaped almost in the size of a dinner plate. It was displayed in a forest which consisted of trees and branches suspended from the ceiling, and these leaves hanging from the branches. The public is allowed to walk through this forest and the gentle friction causes it to sway gently as you pass through.
The very first sculpture we saw was a chandellier type creation in white paper with icicles folded into a gentle bend. The paper had a shiny surface and reflected the light as it again shimmered in a gentle breeze as visitors passed by.
There are 31 sculptures created by artists from eight different counties and it is quite astounding to see what the result of fine papercuts can create. One was a display of birds in a flock flying across the wall and it was suspended from the wall by mere dressmakers pins which were totally concealed within the cuts and shapes of birds' feathers in flight.
There was a flower bed, which must have measured about 8ft by 4ft. laid on the floor of the gallery and the illusion of flower beds came from flower pictures on seed packets propped up and forming a huge flower bed.
There were far too many sculptures for us to see and have described to us by the curator ... and Ann Hornsby. We understand that as many as five members of staff halped to put this exhibition in place and it is going to travel to three other cities. It takes many months to dismantle, transport, and recreate, and all of the artists concerned have worked for years to be able to make such wonderful images from nothing but reclaimed paper, books, and maps.
It was our final gallery visit for 2012 and we all happily munched delicious mince pies and quaffed steaming mugs of tea and coffee.
Many, many thanks to the gallery for enabling our visit and to Mary and her army of volunteers who ensured that we reached our destination.
This exhibition is of sculptures made entirely of paper, much of which has been reclaimed from books, maps, ordinance servey maps, flower pictures from seed catalogues, and even seaweed collected from around shellfish. This was used to create the illusion of a leaf by being dried out and then shaped almost in the size of a dinner plate. It was displayed in a forest which consisted of trees and branches suspended from the ceiling, and these leaves hanging from the branches. The public is allowed to walk through this forest and the gentle friction causes it to sway gently as you pass through.
The very first sculpture we saw was a chandellier type creation in white paper with icicles folded into a gentle bend. The paper had a shiny surface and reflected the light as it again shimmered in a gentle breeze as visitors passed by.
There are 31 sculptures created by artists from eight different counties and it is quite astounding to see what the result of fine papercuts can create. One was a display of birds in a flock flying across the wall and it was suspended from the wall by mere dressmakers pins which were totally concealed within the cuts and shapes of birds' feathers in flight.
There was a flower bed, which must have measured about 8ft by 4ft. laid on the floor of the gallery and the illusion of flower beds came from flower pictures on seed packets propped up and forming a huge flower bed.
There were far too many sculptures for us to see and have described to us by the curator ... and Ann Hornsby. We understand that as many as five members of staff halped to put this exhibition in place and it is going to travel to three other cities. It takes many months to dismantle, transport, and recreate, and all of the artists concerned have worked for years to be able to make such wonderful images from nothing but reclaimed paper, books, and maps.
It was our final gallery visit for 2012 and we all happily munched delicious mince pies and quaffed steaming mugs of tea and coffee.
Many, many thanks to the gallery for enabling our visit and to Mary and her army of volunteers who ensured that we reached our destination.
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