Hamilton Public Library supports local artists, artisans and organizations by providing free exhibition space.
Paper receipts are ubiquitous to the point of almost going unnoticed. They are valueless in and of themselves and yet their main purpose is to document value.
Not long ago, I accidentally printed an essay on a receipt printer at work and I was immediately hooked on the medium. Now with my own little receipt printer in hand, I have begun exploring the artistic potential of this often ignored material – how something purely commercial like receipt paper might interact with something decidedly uncommercial, like poetry.
So far I’ve discovered that, despite its fragility, receipt paper allows the poet to extend the page by creating long unbroken lines of text which spill over the limits of the traditional portrait orientation page and which in turn require the reader to follow the poem through physical space, traversing the work with their body.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Culture |
TAGS: | Galleries | Arts & Culture | Arts |
The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.
In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.