Illuminating Peace
| Shuen (rice) paper, silk, metal, wood, ink, charcoal, wheat and rice as the floor component Lantern 2009, 10′ x 10′(diameter), A Peace Project 2001, 8′ x 32′, The Long Scroll 2005, 14′ x 4′. Dimension of each installation varies. |
Description of Art Work
The centre of Illuminating Peace is Lantern (2009), an octagonal structure resembling a gigantic lantern, which is lit from within and hangs above a field of wheat. The eight panels of A Peace Project (2001) hang horizontally above a band of Jasmine rice. The Long Scroll (2005) hangs vertically and often occupies the height of the gallery from floor to ceiling. I began my work with the tactile process of transforming sheets of traditional rice paper into long weaving strips. (Read more…)
GalleriesWest Magazine 2012….Review by Tom Hardy
2012 The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford, British Columbia
2009 Yukon arts Centre Public Art Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2011 Kootenay Gallery of Art, History & Science, Castlegar, BC
detail
installation in progress
artist installing a field of wheat under Lantern
artist conducting a walk and talk about her work