For many years, Enriched Bread Artists, where my studio is located, has been a Doors Open location in Ottawa. The studio is located on the first and second floors of a building which was a commercial bakery. Built in 1924, it was designed by Sydney Comber and “is a valuable example of an early 20th century industrial building”.
As part of the event, we hung an exhibition in the common areas of our space. I exhibited two artworks which were made by sewing shredded paper. (Doors Open is a yearly event in Ottawa and was held June 3rd and 4th in 2023.)
Receipts (from one year), 2011, shredded receipts, thread, diameter 160 cm.
Words, 2011, shredded dictionary, thread, approximately 4 metres x 0.5 metres
This sculpture was previously exhibited on the floor (Shred, Loop Gallery, 2011). Exhibited on the wall, it retains the feel of a stream or river.