Saint Paul, MN
Erik Farseth
Sleipnir
Cut paper collage
16 x 20 in.
2024
My interest in cut paper collage (“analog collage”) grew out of the cut-and-paste aesthetic of zines. Like zines, collage is a democratic medium with a low barrier to entry. Wielding scissors in lieu of a paintbrush, I assemble new hybridized images out of hundreds of cut-paper fragments. My collages “sample” and remix old photographs, much like electronic musicians cut up audio clips and loop them to create new sounds. These fractured photographs are cut up, reassembled, and glued-back-together again, entirely by hand.