27 May 2022_Thinkings on print, paper and time

The wonderful thing to test monoprints on the bamboo paper I brought for my project is the dialogue it creates. This kind of traditional paper, completely handmade, with incredible texture, now bears the 'mark' of western methods of repetition. The ink remains on the paper, recall the method of 'rubbings'.

I tried to create a variety of shades and translate the Chinese ink painting into a print

I printed the sentence which gave me strength whenever I think of my situation, an international student who has been isolated because of Covid-19. I personally prefer the printed one on the test paper, because the paper is not thin and fragile, able to hold the content. However, printing on bamboo paper brought me a fresh feeling of time, a situation that all things may happen through time. The sentence has had a conversation with this particular paper.

On the other hand, this kind of paper(the Liansi paper) has at least been used for hundreds of years and is famous for not decomposing for a long time. To relate this with the making of the Diamond Sutra, and the aim of printing, this kind of paper aims to travel through time. 





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