Lust for Life (2019) — Social Art Library

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Karen Barnes

Photograph of wall display using origami pieces.

Commissioned by ArtSpeak in Nottingham to plan & deliver site specific, drop in, intergenerational collaborative & participatory public origami wall art workshops in four separate locations…

These were:

1) Opening of ArtSpeak three year funded arts project at 38 Carrington Street: Architecture, Design, Heritage & Community Exhibition Space

2) Bulwell Library

3) Bulwell Arts Festival

4) Assisted housing project with hard to reach participants. The Lust For Life wall artworks were co-created and co-designed by participants age 3 yrs +

The wall art was influenced and inspired by French origami street artist Mademoiselle Maurice.

“Karen’s origami workshop worked brilliantly as a drop in activity for our event and appealed to all ages. She was patient, encouraging and enthusiastic when teaching and the session sparked conversation and a sense of achievement from all participants which was great to see. ”

— Hannah Stoddart, Project Co-ordinator ArtSpeak, commissioned wall art workshop for the opening of a three year funded art project in Nottingham city centre, 2019.

More information: www.zenpulp.co.uk

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Sheila Ghelani

Sheila is an artist whose work spans performance, installation, participatory eventand moving image. She enjoys the weight of words when spoken or held and finds multiples of objects and actions arranged in repetitious patterns very reassuring. She likes to cut things up, break things apart and mix things together. She is also very interested in the practice of medicine and care and the relationship between art and science with particular focus on hybridity. She is currently sharing Common Salt with artist Sue Palmer as part of her ongoing Rambles with Nature series, and developing her latest project Elemental.

https://www.sheilaghelani.co.uk

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