Printmaking, Junior
This work is a reaction to the simplicity and fragility of the palm leaf accordion, and the materials that signify what we consider an 'ancient' era. Patel is motivated by an interest in the discourse of 'otherness' that often surrounds artwork that is either older or considered 'primitive' in origin. This book uses manufactured materials but touches on the aesthetic of scripture and spirituality. Industrial copper plates are intertwined with the prints they produce on decorative paper, drawing attention to the constructions of modern, primitive, and ethnic art.
This work was inspired by the palm leaf accordion folded manuscript.
Woven palm leaves folded into an accordion structure.