# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Artist Talk w/ Cara Jones
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Travelling Exhibition Program and the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie are pleased to host, Cara Jones, as she talks about her art practice and her exhibition, People Paper that is currently on the TREX Wall. Join us on Thursday Dec 11th at 6PM! 

'People Paper'
Cara Jones 

This exhibition incorporates photography, video, performance and poetry to explore the relationship between individuals and their unique interpretation of the human body. Through the act of writing poetry on people's bodies, I infuse myself, the artist, in each portrait, documenting an interactive moment of reflection. 


Artist Statement:
My series, People Paper, began with my introduction to photography in my first year of art school in 1997. Like a painter's brush, my camera is a tool I use to explore and document the relationship between language, perception, and environment. I incorporate handwritten text in my work to infuse myself into the portrait. By placing the subjects in diverse settings, I combine elements that reflect my experiences captured in the poems. Over the last 20 years, I experimented with various materials to write on the skin of my subjects, and I found that eyeliner pencil was the best medium for the series. The thick texture moves quickly across various skin types, creating an ideal method of transferring text on the body. The People Paper series began with the classic Mamiya C Series – Twin-Lens Medium Format Camera and a single lens 35 mm camera. However, in 2007, I embraced the digital era, incorporating a digital camera into my practice. Despite this shift, I maintained a commitment to minimalism in post-production, making only a few alterations in Photoshop. 

During the People Paper series’ early years, I enlisted fellow artists' help to write my poems across my skin and entered public spaces. As onlookers tried to read the text with only fragments available for consumption, many asked for access to the complete poems. The performance was not just an experiment but an interactive experience that invited strangers to express their curiosity and desire to read the entire text. It served as a commentary on the intricate choices individuals make about what they reveal to the world. The series has evolved, including spoken word poetry and video and live adaptations. These performances are an essential component of the work that helps me build trust and empathy through sharing some of my most vulnerable thoughts with those who choose to be a part if it.
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- **Event Categories**: Art, Exhibitions, literary-art
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Grande Prairie
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 9839 103 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada, Alberta T8V 6M7
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- **full address**: 9839 103 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada, Alberta T8V 6M7

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- **organizer**: TREX Northwest (https://allevents.in/org/trex-northwest/23295092)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 9839 103 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada, Alberta T8V 6M7
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** TREX Northwest
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, Exhibitions, literary-art
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