Grant Wells Photo

Paper on Skin - Arts Council

Paper on Skin is a biennial competition that invites artists to create wearable art constructed primarily of paper. Burnie City Council commissioned me to document the 2016 and 2018 events.

The show planned for 2020 was cancelled due to Coronavirus restrictions. However, the competition continued in a ‘virtual’ sense with a series of films being produced. I documented behind the scenes and produced images of the artists’ work.

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