Annette Lawrence: Free Paper January 16, 2009

Flatbed Press
2832 E. Martin Luther King Blvd
January 16 through February 6

Opening Celebration — January 16 from 6pm to 8pm

The exhibition brings junk mail and forest destruction together in a visually engaging, emotionally powerful installation that allows viewers to take immediate action to curtail the impacts of this wasteful practice. Forest Ethics has launched a Do Not Mail Campaign to create a “do not mail” list to allow individuals a simple way to STOP receiving junk mail.

Free Paper, Annette Lawrence’s timely solo exhibition constitutes a body of work that addresses issues of excess and consumerism. While journals and personal calendars have provided inspiration in previous series, daily junk mail provides the source material for this exhibition. Lawrence explores her concerns about the extreme amount of paper used in the effort to advertise products and services through direct mail. The paper collected over 395 days (thirteen months) weighs a total of 265 pounds. Free Paper is both a commentary on the disposability of consumer culture and an attempt to introduce order and meaning.

This project in Austin is part of ongoing, nationally-focused work between AGA, Forest Ethics and Barbara Hashimoto, another artist doing amazing work with junk mail. To get involved with this important work email .

www.annettelawrence.net
www.forestethics.org

Official Website: http://www.austingreenart.org/