Please make a note of these 2 upcoming events.
JAPANESE PAPERMAKING DEMONSTRATION
Tues, Sept 23, 4-6pm
Papermaking Studio, PNW114
Rie first learned papermaking from Timothy Barrett, a MacArthur fellow, at the University of Iowa 20 years ago. Since then, her papermaking has been informed by various papermakers especially from Japan. In this demonstration, students will see how paper fiber is extracted from plants, turned into pulp, then into sheets of paper in traditional Japanese method. A few students will be invited to get their hands wet during the demonstration.
ARTIST’S PRESENTATION
Wed, Sept 24, 12:30-2pm
Clapp Library Lecture Room
Rie works in installation and performance. She often utilizes specialized skills in hand papermaking, while uniquely combining traditional Japanese and Western methods. Philosophically she has been inspired by Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Haiku poets, modern Japanese novelists, and ancient Chinese thinkers.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Rie Hachiyanagi came to the United States as a high school exchange student from Sapporo, Japan. She earned a MFA from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is now Professor of Art at Mount Holyoke College. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in New York, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sponsored by the Art Department, East Asian Languages and Culture, Book Studies at Wellesley, the Book Arts Program and the Conservation Facility in Library and Technology Services, the Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events, and the Wilson Fund.
Events are free and open to members of the Wellesley College community. No registration is required.
To: Faculty, staff, students
From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171
More info: Katherine Ruffin, LTS, x2130, kruffin@wellesley.edu
Disabilities? Please contact Jim Wice at jwice@wellesley.edu
