Pulp Memory Exhibition
PULP MEMORY
Workspace Residency Exhibition 2020-2021 | On view at Dieu Donné from June 29th - August 19th, 2022
Fanny Allié, Juan Hinojosa, Melissa Joseph, Shervone Neckles, Armita Raafat, Robert Raphael, and Jason Urban & Leslie Mutchler
Opening on June 29th 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Pulp Memory presents new works in handmade paper by Dieu Donné 2020-2021 Workspace Residents. Using a wide variety of hand papermaking techniques, the included artists consider themes of personal, cultural, and historical memory. They explore and experiment with paper as a process-driven medium, allowing for care, consideration, and rumination on familiar forms. The featured artists construct contemporary altars, monuments, and mementos, bringing power, meaning, or an otherworldliness into their work.
Fanny Allié and Juan Hinojosa incorporated found materials, textiles, and objects into their paper, considering waste in a consumer-based culture and their own use of everyday materials, while elevating discarded items into reverential ones. Melissa Joseph and Shervone Neckles mined their personal archives, pulling inspiration from old photographs and family recipes to honor moments and traditions. Armita Raafat, Robert Raphael, and Jason Urban & Leslie Mutchler considered their own ties to the cultural and historical, bringing in traditional textiles and patterns, recreating monumental architecture, and constructing modern-day shrines.
