The Paper Caves

Art installation explores natural life

ISABEL BRAVERMAN
Posted 5/3/17

HONESDALE, PA — “There is structure inherent in nature, which we constantly draw from and take for granted,” artist Samuelle Green says. Her project, “The Paper Caves,” …

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The Paper Caves

Art installation explores natural life

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HONESDALE, PA — “There is structure inherent in nature, which we constantly draw from and take for granted,” artist Samuelle Green says. Her project, “The Paper Caves,” is a large-scale art installation that elaborates upon the forms found in nature. Green creates cones of paper from recycled book pages and attaches the cones to chicken wire to create a structural “wall” of paper.

This installation will be housed at “basin and main,” 564 Main St., in Honesdale, (situated between the canal basin and Main Street, hence the name). Green restored the historic 1800s building and re-imagined it to be both her living and studio space upstairs, with the bottom-floor storefront used for events, live music and a supper club.

“The Paper Caves” takes inspiration from small forms in nature. “I’m always interested in the details we pass by every day and often do not give a second thought to: a bird’s nest, a beehive, mud wasp’s intricately made homes, spider webs, dandelions, a piece of dust, a blade of grass,” Green said. Spectators will get the chance to see the exhibit up and close and personal, and as one moves closer and closer to the paper cones, you can see the intricacies and details. Step back, and it becomes a different viewing experience.

Green has already begun work on The Paper Caves, and it will take her an extensive amount of time. She hopes to finish by the end of summer, and will hold an opening reception. “Upon entering the other-worldly space comprised of intricately placed cones of paper, viewers will be aware of the amount of time and work involved in the creation of ‘The Paper Caves’ and liken it to often overlooked art forms in nature,” she said.

Working with paper is something Green has been exploring as an art form for a few years. Her experience is in murals and window displays, and she has spent the past 17 years freelancing across the country to work in those fields. Originally from Honesdale, she lived in Brooklyn during those 17 years, and now divides her time between Honesdale and Brooklyn.

“I was born and raised in Northeast Pennsylvania, and I feel my career as an artist started there,” she said. She took art classes at Keystone College during high school and after graduation attended Tyler School of Art at Temple University and then Parsons School of Design in New York.

Now, she wants to dedicate more time to working on her own projects at basin and main. “My work has always been multidisciplinary, from oil on canvas, gouache on paper, dioramas, to ceramics and woodworking,” Green said. “The subject often involves nature’s interaction with the man-made.”

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