DOHA: Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar) opened this semester’s gallery programme with the exhibition Papercuts scheduled to run through October 15. The exhibition is open to the public. Gallery hours are Sunday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm.
Culminating a four-year and twelve-venue tour, Papercuts features exquisite hand cut paper works (pictured) by an international roster of artists. Jaq Belcher, Béatrice Coron, Michelle Forsyth, Reni Gower, Lenka Konopasek, Lauren Scanlon, and Daniella Woolf skillfully use simple tools on paper in a process dating back to 6th century China. With great effect, light and shadow transform the ancient technique of paper cutting into dynamic contemporary installations filled with delicate illusions. Highlighting slow work wrought by hand, these meditative works are charged with personal narrative, cultural metaphor, and pristine beauty. Paper cuts was curated by Reni Gower.
Each artist contributes a unique sensibility within a complex (often installation based) construct that has hand cut paper at its core. Whether manifested as silhouettes, romanticised fictions, enigmatic reenactments, cryptic scripts, or poetic abstractions, the artists address historical, cultural, and personal identity.
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