Artist
Mixed Media
31.0 x 31.0 cm
2024
About
Folded paper on wood panel. This piece is composed of origami lotus flowers. I started folding lotus flowers in the summer of 2024 as a commission for the Canadian Breast Cancer Society's Milestones Project. Five pieces were installed at the Ben...
Folded paper on wood panel. This piece is composed of origami lotus flowers. I started folding lotus flowers in the summer of 2024 as a commission for the Canadian Breast Cancer Society's Milestones Project. Five pieces were installed at the Bentway in Toronto as mileston markers in the fight against breast cancer at the finish line for the CIBC Run for the Cure. I hung 634 origami lotus flowers on 100 steel wires. A portrait of cancer survivor Salimeh can be resolved from a single location to tell her story of personalized treatment. The lotus flower grows in the swampy muck but a beautiful flower blooms. It is a symbol of purity, rebirth, and strength. The vibrant Chiyogami paper is hand silk-screened in Japan, and is pH neutralized by myself sheet by sheet. I use pH neutral glue and adhere to artist grade wood panels painted with a durable, acrylic paint. This piece is part of my migration series of origami assemblage. My artist statement: Andrew unearths great journeys through origami assemblage, influenced by his experience as a second generation Canadian. “We are keenly aware of our ‘otherness’, wondering if we truly belong. I fold hundreds of origami birds to honour hardships and sacrifices made by my parents’ generation. As I lay each bird in its place, I realize that the journey continues – I am still finding my way, to be accepted, by others, by myself.” The process is a cathartic, meditative practice. Always striving for perfection, taking joy in the completion of each small task, the culmination of thousands of motions to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
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View AllBorn in 1973 in Toronto Street, Toronto, ON, Canada. Currently residing in Toronto, ON, Canada.
Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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