Shelter, 2015
Paper, flour, salt, twine
​Installation

Shelter was my attempt to construct a small, single-roomed structure using building methods that have been practiced by humans around the world for millennia. In place of traditional earth and plant materials I used almost exclusively donated paper.  The paper was shredded, pulped, and pressed into bricks using a homemade mold and press. The structure’s roof was hand weaved using rolled paper tubes and cordage made from newspaper.  The mortar sealing the structure is a homemade glue of flour, salt and water.

View from inside.

Constructing bricks using a homemade press.

Building Shelter on site at Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh NC.