Explore the enchanting world of Victorian native flora and fauna through papercutting in this hands-on workshop led by artist Kyoko Imazu. You will learn the simple yet powerful art of papercutting as you create your own depictions of native plants, insects, birds, and animals—infused with your personal characters and stories. Kyoko will guide you through her unique process, from learning about her subjects and initial drawing to essential scalpel techniques. By the end of the session, you will transform a single sheet of paper into your own intricate papercut artwork, inspired by the natural world and brought to life with your imagination.

WHEN: Saturday 24 May, 1-3PM

WHERE: Arts Lab, Level 1 Building 159, Arts and Cultural, Monash Road, University of Melbourne Parkville

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Kyoko Imazu, a Melbourne-based Japanese artist, explores the narratives of often-overlooked elements of our daily lives through diverse mediums like printmaking, puppetry, installation, bookbinding, and ceramics.

Her work tells the stories of our often-overlooked neighbors like the weeds, bugs and pebbles that fill our everyday lives. Upon closer inspection, every petal, leaf and wing is miraculously unique; they all have their own stories and universes within themselves, containing many states of life, death and regeneration. She combines her own stories and memories with the stories of these tiny neighbors to try to make sense of the world we live in and imagine the worlds we cannot see with our own eyes.

Her works are held in prestigious collections such as the National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, and State Libraries of Queensland and Victoria, among others, and are frequently exhibited nationally and internationally.