A paper-forward exchange portfolio

While paper is the base for a majority of fine art prints, it is often overlooked in the conversation of contemporary printmaking. In an effort to expand and explore the relevance of paper in contemporary art, IS Projects has organized Extra Pulp; an exchange portfolio featuring handmade paper works by 20 prominent paper makers from across the east coast, which utilize paper as its own form of expression. 

The included artists work experimentally within paper through painting with pulp, watermarks, inclusions and treating paper as an interactive object. While traditional methods of printmaking will be present, they are minimal and secondary to the handmade paper component, thus making pulp the primary focus for image creation. Whether recreating sacred spaces through ritualistic, hand-cut patterns, or using the surface treatment of pulp as a means to investigate emotional damage and repair to the body, each artist’s relationship to pulp breaks new ground in this exciting exchange. 

Featuring works by:
Anna Benjamin, Jazmine Catasus, Nicole Donnelly, Sue Carrie Drummond, Tatiana Ginsberg, Lisa Haque, Karen Hardy, Kyle Holland, Lucy Holtsnieder, Hong Hong, Amy Jacobs, Jeanne Jaffe, Sarah Rose Lejeune, Cara Lynch, Akemi Martin, Saul Melman, Ingrid Schindall, Beth Sheehan, Sarika Sugla and Anna Tararova