Recipe for easy papier-mâché

Installation view of 'Remission' by contemporary visual artist, Dawn Wilce.

Recipe for easy papier-mâché, 2022

Hand-written instructional text on lined notepaper, deflated balloon, newspaper papier-mâché, plastic table cloth.

 

I’ve quickly recognised that the two-dimensions of the canvas is insufficient to visually express the multiple dimensions of my experiences and perspective on life. I have an inclination to playfully pull from classroom-inspired activities that intersects science, arts, and crafts. Recipe for easy papier-mâché combined hand-written instructional text on lined notepaper, a deflated balloon, and newspaper papier-mâché, which chronicled the deconstruction of self-worth and identity, challenging the validity of often complex and enduring societal narratives about mental health and motherhood.