PAPER WEATHER INSTRUMENTS:
A ONE DAY WORKSHOP FOR PAPER MAKERS
WITH ALISON KNOWLES
assisted by Duane and Pip Brandt
Event to be held at the following time, date and
location:
Sunday, June 4, 2017 | 1-6PM (EDT)
ArtCenter South Florida Printshop
924 Lincoln Road, first floor
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Workshop capacity, fees, and conditions:
CAPACITY: 7 participants
TUITION: free (with some requirements)
TOOLS AND SUPPLIES: participants provide their own materials and paper making tools
Alison Knowles was born in New York City in 1933. She is a visual artist known for her soundworks, installations, performances, publications and association with Fluxus, the experimental avant-garde group formally founded in 1962.
DESCRIPTION
Fluxus artist Alison Knowles has been making Paper
Weather Instruments like …
the Wrist Rubber
the Corn Leaf Wrist Rubber
the Bamboo and Flax Accordion
and the Giant Bean Turner
The Gray Flax Open Bean Turner with Pigeon Peas
The Green Corn Leaf Wrist Rubber
The White and Oat Flax Arm Flap
The African Tiny Drum Piece
The Other African Drum Piece
The White Flax Wrist Shard
The Oat Flax Shard Piece
The Closed White Flax Drum
The Red Aduki Bean Turner
The Thunder Weather Sound
The Single Sheet Natural Flax Shard
The White Flax Shard
The Canal Street Magic Paper
… for many years. This workshop will explore different ways of manufacturing sound making objects using paper made from scratch.
Participants will also be required to attend the Listening Club 10th Anniversary performance of Shoreline on Friday, June 9, 2017 at
8PM and to contribute an item of old clothing for Alison’s
performance of Shoreline the same evening.
NOTE: A second session may be needed in which case it
will be scheduled Monday, June 5, 2017 | 7-10PM
| SAVE THE DATE! |
| 24th SUBTROPICS FESTIVAL On View: July 6 – September 3, 2017 Preview: Wednesday, July 5 | 7-10pm Location: 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach |
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