Daily Newspapers by Myriam Dion Unfold into Meticulously Woven Narratives



“Des collines arborées sont ravagées par le Dixie Hearth en Californie, Le Monde, 28 août 2021” (2021), collage of newspaper and Japanese paper lower with precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving, paper folding, drawing, gold leaf, 41 x 26 inches. All photos © Myriam Dion, shared with permission

Skinny, interlaced strips of Japanese paper, gold leaf, and the occasional watercolor element prolong the lifetime of a broadsheet when within the care of French-Candian artist Myriam Dion (beforehand). By way of slicing, weaving, and gluing, the every day publications discover new which means and relevance because the artist overlays their pages with intricate lace patterns. These exact motifs obscure a lot of the textual content, leaving solely a outstanding headline or single picture totally seen. Painstakingly constructed, Dion’s works query the notion that information is inherently fast-paced and fleeting and as an alternative, supply visible depth, dimension, and intricacy that mirrors the nuance of the tales she highlights.

Utilizing pages from Le Monde, The New York Occasions, and different organizations, Dion attracts on each historic and present occasions in her most up-to-date items. A winding, pleated type responds to the unyielding destruction of the Dixie Hearth in California with cuts evocative of flames rising from its folds. One other accordion-style piece commemorates the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg and her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court docket in 1993, with black-and-white photographs of the justice trimmed in gold.

“The revaluation of the handmade and the modern dimension of the craftsman are intrinsic to my strategy,” she tells Colossal, likening her course of to cultivating flowers or a vegetable patch. “There are a lot of parallels to be drawn between gardens and my follow, particularly with regard to contemplation, mediation, temporality, and the thought of magnificence.”

Dion’s solo present Materials Information, which runs from June 30 to August 13 at Arsenal Contemporary in New York, will embody a brand new work that includes a 1929 article saying MoMA’s opening paired with references to ladies textile artists and crafters. She’s additionally making ready for an exhibition at Blouin-Division that may broaden on the gardening metaphor and emerge from classic botanical books. Till then, observe her newest tasks, which is able to embody just a few upcoming public works, on Instagram.

Element of “Amerian Museum, New circumstances of uncommon and curious birds, New-York Spectator, Wednesday October 22, 1810,” (2021) collage of newspaper and Japanese paper lower with precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving, drawing, watercolor, and gold leaf, 23 x 20 inches

“Mrs. Isabella Goodwin, The First Lady To Be Appointed To New York Detective Drive, Wednesday August 23, 1911” (2021), newspaper glued on Japanese paper and lower with a precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving and gold leaf, 33 x 34 inches

“Amerian Museum, New circumstances of uncommon and curious birds, New-York Spectator, Wednesday October 22, 1810,” (2021) collage of newspaper and Japanese paper lower with precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving, drawing, watercolor and gold leaf, 23 x 20 inches

“Timber burning in Kirkwood, California, Thursday September 2, 2021,The New York Occasions” (2021), collage of newspaper and japanese paper lower with precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving, paper folding, drawing, gold leaf, 47 x 35 inches

“Mrs. Isabella Goodwin, The First Lady To Be Appointed To New York Detective Drive, Wednesday August 23, 1911” (2021), newspaper glued on Japanese paper and lower with a precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving and gold leaf, 33 x 34 inches

Element of “Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New York, Tuesday June 15, 1993” (2021), newspaper glued on Japanese paper and lower with a precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving and gold leaf, 17′ x 17 inches

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New York, Tuesday June 15, 1993” (2021), newspaper glued on Japanese paper and lower with a precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving and gold leaf, 17′ x 17 inches

Element of “Des collines arborées sont ravagées par le Dixie Hearth en Californie, Le Monde, 28 août 2021” (2021), collage of newspaper and Japanese paper lower with precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving, paper folding, drawing, gold leaf, 41 x 26 inches

“Des biches errent parmi les véhicules détruits par le Dixie Hearth en Californie, Le Monde, 28 août 2021” (2021), collage of newspaper and Japanese paper lower with precision knife (x-acto), paper weaving, drawing, gold leaf, 32 x 30 inches

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