Origami birds
Object
Origami
Production date
05/2013
Object number
2013.275
Physical Description
Origami birds made from medical case notes
Object history
These birds were made from the medical case notes of Karen Eliot. She displayed hundreds of them in an installation at a Core Arts Exhibition at Hackney Museum in the summer of 2013. She planned to float them down the River Lea as a cleansing closure.
Personal experiences
Experience shared by the artist, Karen Eliot:
"It's been hard work: three foolscap folders. The authorities didn't retract a single name or address, so I've had to go through and do it myself. Reading every sheet carefully has had quite an impact on me - it can be like really horrible therapy, but you know it's worth it. Folding hundreds of Origami birds, folding away bad memories, negative ways of looking at yourself, turning them into something pretty and then getting rid of it. Art is a tool for well-being, in this work in a very conscious way."
Associated Person
Eliot, Karen (Artist)
Material
Paper
Dimension
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On display?
No
