The Paper Genome Project is a collaboration between artists Kate Aitchison and Laura Post to explore the role of paper within their artwork, and to connect papermaking with communities. This project focuses on creating hand made paper in specific locations, using native and non-native local plants.
Paper genome project EXPEDITIONS
Oasis in the desertFall 2016
Oasis in the Desert was a residency based in Utah, focused on processing invasive and native plant species. This included Russian Olive, Tamarisk, Willow, Utah Mulberry, and local denim. |
Objects of StudyMarch 31-April 1, 2017
An Andrew Mellon Funded symposium hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Museum of Art to examine the aims of “materiality studies” through a focused lens of works on paper. |
Collecting with Community in Rhode IslandSpring 2017
This project, generously funded by the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, is an opportunity for Kate to research different plant species in Rhode Island and to teach workshops to the community about the entire hand papermaking process from the collection of fibers to the formation of sheets . |