PAS CARTE (2021)
pencil, thread, and found objects on handmade sekishu paper; dimensions variable (40 pieces total)
When I first moved to Paris, I was struck by the lack of green space. The arrondissement in which I was living seemed an endless sea of concrete and stone, with nary a park in sight. Adjusting to a completely different language and culture was already tough, but as a person who usually finds comfort in nature, this seemed like an additional blow.
To explore my new surroundings, I began taking long walks each morning, and I formed a habit out of picking up tiny 'treasures': bits of nature that had somehow thrived in the city, despite the odds. As I collected these cherished reminders, I realized that I recalled where I found them each time I passed the same spot, so I began drawing maps to each one. In a way, marking down my ephemeral finds on the streets of Paris was a means of learning my way around the city.
Perhaps useless as functional objects, these maps are nonetheless an indelible record of the process of discovery.
pencil, thread, and found objects on handmade sekishu paper; dimensions variable (40 pieces total)
When I first moved to Paris, I was struck by the lack of green space. The arrondissement in which I was living seemed an endless sea of concrete and stone, with nary a park in sight. Adjusting to a completely different language and culture was already tough, but as a person who usually finds comfort in nature, this seemed like an additional blow.
To explore my new surroundings, I began taking long walks each morning, and I formed a habit out of picking up tiny 'treasures': bits of nature that had somehow thrived in the city, despite the odds. As I collected these cherished reminders, I realized that I recalled where I found them each time I passed the same spot, so I began drawing maps to each one. In a way, marking down my ephemeral finds on the streets of Paris was a means of learning my way around the city.
Perhaps useless as functional objects, these maps are nonetheless an indelible record of the process of discovery.
