[Peace] Combat Paper Project today at noon, IMC family room

[mark enslin]

Members of the Combat Paper Project will present
as part of the "Brown Bag/Polka Dot Bag" series of the School for Designing
a Society

Today, Thursday 9/9 in the Bob Wahlfeldt Family Room of the IMC, 202 S
Broadway, Urbana

"The Combat Paper Project utilizes artmaking workshops to assist veterans in
reconciling and sharing their personal experiences as well as broadening the
traditional narrative surrounding service and the military culture.Through
papermaking workshops veterans use their uniforms worn in combat to create
cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into a pulp and
formed into sheets of paper. Veterans use the transformative process of
papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their
experiences in the military.Through ongoing participation in the papermaking
process, combat papermakers are attempting to progress from creating works
specific to their military experiences to expressing a broader vision on
militarism and society.

"The work reflects both the anger of the past and hope for the future.
Through this collaboration between civilians and veterans, a much-needed
conversation is generated regarding our responsibilities to the returned
veteran and an understanding of the dehumanizing effects of warfare."

The group is in residence at Unit One/Allen Hall
http://combatpaper.org

All are welcome
Mark
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