Combat Paper Project Gives War Veterans an Artistic Outlet

Over at GOOD there is a post about the Combat Paper Project. Check out: An Artistic Outlet for Veterans: The Combat Paper Project

The Combat Paper Project, hosts papermaking workshops that help veterans come to terms with their personal experiences in combat through art therapy.

“Through papermaking workshops veterans use their uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. By witnessing their uniforms’ transformation and reclaiming them as works of art, veterans work through their experiences head-on. The project also provides an alternative narrative of war and how to deal with it.”

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Drew Cameron, the co-director of the project, explains on the website that “[r]eshaping that association of subordination, of warfare and service, into something collective and beautiful is our inspiration.”

 

Image courtesy of: Combatpaper.org

 

Image courtesy of: Combatpaper.org

 

Taj Alexander

Taj Alexander

Taj Alexander is a student at Philadelphia Biblical University majoring in Business Administration. Taj is also the President of the Culture and Arts Association at PBU. He enjoys collaborating with o