Shin Hyun-se makes oversized hanji at Shin Hyun-se Traditional Hanji in Uiryeong. Image provided by Aimee Lee.
About the lecture
Hanji is Korean paper, and has a nearly milennia-old history of supporting creative, government, military, household, and ritual purposes. In this lecture, you will learn about the techniques behind making hanji alongside stories from the current landscape of papermakers who still labor in obscurity to produce a variety of fine paper that persists today.
About the speaker
Aimee Lee is an artist who makes paper, writes, and advocates for Korean papermaking practices (BA, Oberlin College; MFA, Columbia College Chicago). Her initial Fulbright research led to the first hanji studio in North America, an award-winning book, "Hanji Unfurled," and a studio practice that includes jiseung, joomchi, paper textile, botanical paper, and natural dyeing techniques. She travels the world to teach, exhibit, and serve as a resident artist while also building and enhancing studios for Korean and East Asian papermaking. She teaches artists’ books at the Cleveland Institute of Art and is an Ohio Arts Council Heritage Fellow. Her recent Fulbright Senior Scholar research focused on toolmaking for hanji, and her artwork is deeply rooted in her ongoing investigations of traditions and stories from her heritage and lived experience.
This online event will take place on Wednesday, July 28th from 12 PM—1 PM EST.
This talk will last approximately 40 minutes, followed by questions. To attend, register via this Eventbrite Portal, as space is limited.
This program is pay-as-you-wish, with a suggested minimum donation of $5.00. After registering, attendees will automatically receive a registration confirmation from Eventbrite and an email from Zoom with the link to join the program.
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About the Series:
Global Perspectives in Hand Papermaking is a virtual lecture series featuring papermakers from around the world. The series explores both historic and contemporary approaches to papermaking through talks by individuals with expertise in papermaking in Japan, Korea, India, Chile, and Spain. Among the topics discussed will be traditional fibers, tools, and papermaking techniques, as well as contemporary trends in production papermaking and artistic experimentation.
Special thanks to the Windgate Foundation for their generous support for Global Perspectives in Hand Papermaking.