Pulp Printing with Drew Matott

✨ Description

An intensive two-day workshop dedicated to the technique of pulp printing, in which the image becomes integrated into the structure of the paper as the sheet itself is formed. The method combines screen printing with handmade papermaking, allowing the image to be created within the body of the pulp rather than applied to its surface.

During the workshop, participants will prepare paper pulp from textiles, colour and combine different pulps, and explore density, transparency, and the relationship between thickness and light. They will work with pulp painting and screen-based printing techniques, adapting their images to the logic of a wet, fluid, and constantly changing material. The result will be unique sheets in which image and paper are formed as a single material surface.

🧵 Optional participation with personal material

Participants may, if they wish, bring 500–600 g of cotton or linen fabric (a small percentage of other fibres is acceptable), such as a garment with personal, emotional, or conceptual significance. The textile will be transformed into paper pulp and used as the basis of their work.

This process transforms the material into a carrier of memory and identity, an idea that lies at the heart of the philosophy of the Peace Paper Project. The resulting works are unique: paper does not function merely as a support for an image, but as an active material body that carries its own history.