Joanna Margaret Paul

Napkins (1975)

3 min 18 secSingle channel / Silent / Colour / Silent

"The idea that one sacrifices other values for art is alien to me, and I think to all women whose calling it is to do and be many things... I don't wish to separate the significant and everyday actions but to bring them as close as possible together. It is natural for women to do this; their exercise and their training and their artistry is in daily living. Painting for me as a woman is an ordinary act—about the great meaning in ordinary things. Anonymity pattern utility quietness relatedness."

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    Other works by Joanna Margaret Paul

    Aberhart's House
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Aberhart's House (1976)

    The camera explores the interior and exterior of a house. A thick slab of bread is buttered and a small child examines a book.

    Aberhart's House
    A door is open into a backyard. A hot water cylinder is attached beside the door.
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Thorndon (1975)

    Thorndon contrasts the half-constructed shapes and incursions of urban planning with the worn traces of urban settlement.

    Thorndon
    A hand irons a white piece of fabric.
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Task (1982)

    A woman irons a piece of child's clothing, revealing the dexterity and attention gained from repetition of the activity.

    Task
    The back of someones calf muscles in the sun.
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Body House (1975)

    Contrasting the exteriors of buildings with the female body, Body/House is a study of time embedded in form.

    Body House
    Joanna Margaret Paul on CIRCUIT

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