Paper Cutaway
" Seattle artist Lauren Iida builds entire worlds from fragile paper cutouts. Her intricate hand-cut artworks depict everyday objects — electric fans, reading glasses, playing cards, etc. — to create magical webs of recollection. If these are “traps,” they’re highly seductive ones.
And they all tell a story. "
- Michael Upchurch,
The Seattle Times
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And they all tell a story. "
- Michael Upchurch,
The Seattle Times
Read the full article
MEMORY NETIn English, we say we’ve “lost a memory.” The phrase suggests memory has been dropped, misplaced, but not gone. A memory, a loss, may seem absent in our lives but still present in some other way, perhaps on an unseen plane of existence. We say we “dredge up” a memory. The memory sinks, drifts, but with the right line, we might catch it – an object pulled up from the deep.
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32 ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE"As her work has developed, Iida has often alternated between exploring her Japanese American family history and documenting her current life living in Cambodia. Currently, Iida has struck an unusual balance by utilizing formats inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock artists - within this framework that pays homage to her ancestral history, Iida depicts people from her daily life in Cambodia, resulting in in a unique style that reflects the multifaceted culture she has created for herself."
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CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT OPEN STUDIO CAMBODIA
Open Studio Cambodia is an artist collective based in Siem Reap, Cambodia comprised of eight contemporary Cambodian artists and its founder, paper cutaway artist, Lauren Iida. Open Studio Cambodia provides mentoring services, marketing, art supplies, and domestic and international exhibition opportunities to its members and collaborates with a network of artists and arts organizations to promote the rising contemporary art scene in Cambodia as a whole.
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Learn more about Open Studio Cambodia including current and upcoming exhibitions and events in Cambodia and around the world at our website.
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100 ASPECTS OF THE MOON
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HOW TO TRAP A MEMORY
Solo Exhibition, Artxchange Gallery
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REVERIE
2017 solo exhibition at Java Creative Cafe
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