Academic Centre
The Paper Object Festival is not only a celebration of paper, but also an investigation of form, texture, traditions and ideas associated with paper. Nine of the festival's artists are from Japan - a culture that honours paper as a building material, philosophy, aesthetic, emotion and a way of life. All of the paper artworks have been created particularly for this project and can be seen in seven locations in Kalnciema Quartet and Pārdaugava area, within walking distance from each other. Opening of the most of the artworks is being held on 27th of June, other objects will be available later.
Over a three week period a series of lectures and creative workshops by Japanese artists will be available both for children and for adults. Several Latvian paper artists will also participate in the Festival giving everyone an opportunity to try out the mystical process of paper making. There will also be a film screenings, a photo exhibition and some performances. During the Festival in Kalnciema Quartet Gallery, there will be a unique opportunity to observe Japanese artists in person as they are making hundreds of folded paper elements which will be used to create large installations in the urban environment.
A paper artworks by Kaori Kato will be exhibited in the Botanical Garden from July 11-20. Kaori Kato completed her Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) in 2009 and a Master of Visual Art in 2010 at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. In 2008 she was the recipient of the prestigious Wallara Travelling Scholarship. In 2010 Kaori Kato made an urban object in Brisbane, Australia. In the Paper Object Festival Kaori's two weeks creation will emerge like a plant-animal hybrid in the Botanical Garden.
