29/08/2010

Nerve Centre Interviews: Shinobu Gahan.

On the 21st of August, Shinobu Gahan did an origami demonstration in The Nerve Centre that went down well with all, with reports of many children making their parents little - and large! - paper shirts for days afterwards based on her origami shirts. I did a quick interrogation with Shinobu about the day and her work. Check out the photographs of her work as well!

The Nerve Centre:What did you do at The Nerve Centre today?
Shinobu: I came to do my origami workshop!

TNC:How did the workshop go?
S: It went well! I didn't expect it, but a lot of people, kids and adults, came and enjoyed learning origami.



TNC: Any highlights of the exhibition or show?
S: (Thinks) Obviously my workshop! Snappertronics were good. The discussions were interesting as well!

TNC: In your opinion, what does The Nerve Centre indicate about Liverpool's creative scene?
S: I think there are a lot of beautiful pieces at the exhibition and they make you feel beautiful and inspired yourself! Liverpool is a nice place with lots of events to get involved in.



TNC: Is there any particular inspiration behind your work?
S: When I was young I did origami at school in Japan. Origami is a well known part of Japanese culture and it's something I can do, so I decided to let people know about Japanese culture via origami. That's it really!

TNC: If you could change anything about Liverpool, what would you change?
S: There should be more community where everybody can get involved in making Liverpool a better place. Art, cultural exchange and more beyond that.



TNC: What do you think the message of The Nerve Centre is?
S: Everybody is welcome to join in and anyone can do art is they try! 

TNC: What's your favorite piece of origami to fold and why?
S: Butterflies are nice! I like folding butterflies. Nobody hates butterflies so everyone like them. It's not that easy to fold, but it makes a good display piece to put somewhere and look at! 

Thanks to Shinobu for some wonderful art , and the chance to see origami in action! 

The Nerve Centre.

Photography by Shinobu Gahan.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hi Seb really lovely pictures of the origami and a really nice little interview.
I also really like the creative way you have continued the blog, pics, comments etc very warm feeling coming through.
don't forget the Nature or Nurture debate on Tuesday.

The Nerve Centre said...

Thanks for the comments. I can't take all the credit as the photos are by the artist herself!

The nature or nurture debate indeed will be interesting!

See you soon.