IAPMA CONGRESS 2014 FABRIANO
July 2 to 6
IAPMA CONGRESS 2014
Committee
President:
Giancarlo Sagramola (Mayor of Fabriano)
Conveners:
Giorgio Pellegrini (Director of Paper and Watermark Museum)
Lynn Sures (Artist; Chair of Fine Art Department, Corcoran College of Art and Design)
Commitee:
Giovanni Balducci (Administration of Fabriano - City Councilman)
Franco Mariani (President of CISSCA “A.F. Gasparinetti”)
Sue Gosin (Artist; Founder, Dieu Donné Papermill)
Jane Farmer (Independent Curator)
Roberto Mannino (Artist and Teacher)
Luciano Pandiani (Papermaker)
Gail Stiffe (Artist; President of IAPMA)
Helene Tschacher (Artist; Web Editor of IAPMA)
CISSCA: Italian Centre for Studies and Research of Paper History and Technology is a non-profit
organization whose aim is to carry out, spread, and promote study in the field of the history of paper,
paper manufacture, its preservation, and application in the technological sectors and in those areas of
feasible development.
FABR IANO
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
City of Crafts and Folk Art
Designed UNESCO
Creative Cities in 2013
Fabriano 2014:
750 years of Western Paper
carrying knowledge,
spreading culture,
connecting people
Lightweight and delicate, paper is yet
as unstoppable and hallowed as the
transmission of knowledge itself.
Paper has been mankind’s conveyor of ideas
and sentiments for centuries. Paper has been
the medium of extraordinary projects, works
of art, musical pieces, scientific treatises,
poems and literature: fragments of humanity
that otherwise would have lost in space and
time.
“Olim cartam undique fudit” is inscribed in
the Fabriano coat of arms.
It is what Fabriano does and is, founder of
this extraordinary means of communication,
disseminating it worldwide. The citizens of
Fabriano are proud of this heritage and we all
hope it is reflected in the efforts we’ve put in
the organization of this Congress.
A heartfelt “Thank you” to everyone who
worked to make this event possible.
Giancarlo Sagramola
Mayor of Fabriano
Dear IAPMA Members!
It is a great privilege to be here, with all of you, to celebrate 750 years after the
birth of the very first western paper, thanks to the “art & genius” of Fabriano
paper masters.
Lots of peoples in the world know Fabriano as the city of paper,
but few of them know where it is located… on the map.
Fabriano, therefore, is not only a brand of very good paper as someone might
think, but a delightful city, rich in history and culture, in between the Umbria
and Marche regions.
“It’s fragile but more valuable than marble…
and makes men immortal, despite themselves.”
GREETINGS
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These words are taken from the sonnet “ in praise of paper “ that I have
chosen to welcome the Members of IAPMA Congress 2014. They are by
Francesco Stelluti, Fabriano scientist, famous for having co-founded in 1602
the ‘Accademia dei Lincei’ the oldest scientific academy in the world and
highest Italian cultural institution that has had among his associates men of
the stature of Galileo Galilei.
The quotation effectively states the contribution of Fabriano paper: delicate,
white but, at the same time, able to carry on the memory of the world making
people immortal, in spite of themselves. The fact is that without ink and
good paper, words vanish in the air and must be retrieved from memory and
transmitted by word of mouth, with all the limitations that this system entails.
Thanks to ingenious innovations by Fabriano papermakers, paper became the
place in which thoughts could land and take shape, leaving the imprint of the
soul of mankind’s knowledge, existence and art. From Leonardo to Raphael,
from Durer to Salvador Dali’: it is really difficult to think that there has been an
artist in art history, who has not had the opportunity to partner his creativity
with a sheet of Fabriano paper, maybe just to draft a project. And you all
are here to share it with your creativity, in this place that, as of last year, is a
member of the Creative City Network of UNESCO.
Welcome home, dear Paper Friends!
Giorgio Pellegrini
Convener
Giorgio Pellegrini and I discussed the possibility of a 2014 IAPMA Congress in
Fabriano in the springtime of 2011 – more than 3 years ago! It was an exciting
process, visualizing a meeting of the only international organization of hand
papermakers and paper artists in the western city most closely attached to
paper.
When the proposal was accepted we discussed the potential content of the
congress, tailoring it to take best advantage of the remarkable assets of
the city. Working most often across the ocean from each other – I live near
Washington, DC – we also were fortunate to be able to work in person when I
came to Fabriano each summer to lead the Paper/Print/Book Intensive studio
program, and when Giorgio came to Washington for an important exhibition of
Fabriano papers and some roundtable discussions at the Italian Embassy and
the Corcoran College of Art and Design.
A Congress is a vast undertaking, and this one could not have developed
so well without the heads of our subcommittees, the IAPMA leadership,
and the generous volunteers and tour leaders from among our own IAPMA
membership. I must cite Sue Gosin, Roberto Mannino, Luciano Pandiani,
Gail Stiffe, Helene Tschacher for their major contributions to the successful
Congress. Our workshop and demonstration leaders and our presenters have
prepared much for your benefit. A complete list of our committee is in your
registration packet, and you can identify our volunteers by their badges. The
city of Fabriano is tremendously behind this Congress, and you will see that
in so many ways. Thank you all for your support, and our particular thanks are
extended to our committee President, Fabriano Mayor Giancarlo Sagramola.
Every IAPMA meeting assumes a distinctive personality of its own, welcoming
different combinations of our diverse membership from all over the world.
Each city where we meet has assets and strengths that attract us all to
converge there for several days of information exchange, education, and
inspiration for our research and our studio practice. We know that the city of
Fabriano has extensive history to offer, a great concentration of both industrial
and hand papermaking expertise, skill, tradition, and innovation. We will gain a
lot from this several-day immersion.
The secret aspect of this congress is ready now to unfold through your own
engagement and perception, as you each can discover how much fun it is
to be in Fabriano. I wish you days and evenings filled with secrets unlocked;
pleasures of paper, food, drink, and collegiality; an awareness of how much
the city appreciates you in a very personal sense, for all the most positive and
joyful reasons.
Lynn Sures
Convener
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GENERAL MEETING
Venue: Saint Dominic Church (San Domenico Monumental Complex)
IAPMA, acronym for the International Association of Hand Papermakers and
Paper Artists, is an organization of about 500 members from more than 40
countries around the world.
During the General meeting, the members of IAPMA attend and have time
to report the annual event and exhibitions and introduce venue for the next
congress.
PAPER MARKET
Venue: Cloister of Saint Benedict (San Benedetto Monumental Complex)
More than 25 members will hold the Paper Market where you can view and
purchase the unique and evocative works of various artists.
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CONGRESS ACTIVITIES
PAPER AUCTION
Fundraising for the IAPMA support fund:
At every congress a silent auction is held for the IAPMA support fund.
The congress participants are asked to donate artworks or any other items
for the auction. The IAPMA support fund was established to support groups
or person who require assistance with the IAPMA membership but are
involved in paper projects.
KEEPSAKE
Keepsake produced every Congress has become a kind of traditional event.
It is a collection of works (A4 format), in a folder of handmade paper produced
by MCF master papermakers, in which you can see the profiles and the works
of many IAPMA members.
OFFICIAL DINNERS
Venue: Cloister of Saint Dominic (San Dominic Monumental Complex)
20.00 July 2, 2014
Welcome to Fabriano
Venue: Marchese del Grillo (Historical Villa)
20.00 July 5, 2014
Farewell Gala Dinner
1. TOM BANNISTER Traditional stories about papermaking
2. ROBERTO MANNINO Permanent handmade paper installation
3. ANNE VILSBOELL Metaphysical approach to paper
4. MAGDALENA SOBON Paper studio of the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts
5. AYTEKIN VURAL and HAKAN ILASIAN Ottoman paper production technique
6. RINA AOKI Hand papermaking in Japan
7. FRED SIGENTHALER The oldest paper in the world and the thinnest
8. ELENA OSTERWALDER Pre-Hispanic papermaking
10. KATHRINE BIFFI and BARA LEHMANN Water stone paper
11. BRIAN QUEEN 3D printing
12. THERÈSE HOFMANN GATTI Recycling cigarette butts
13. HELEN HIEBERT Paper as a community engagement practice
14. ILZE DILANE Papermaking education in Latvia
15. MARJORIE ALEXANDER Papermaking project in Egypt
16. HANA & DAVID ALTARAZ Works of Israeli IAPMA members
17. LAURA BEHAR Israeli Biennial
18. ERICA SPITZER RASMUSSEN Eco-Friendly dyes
19. JORGE MENDOZA Quipus, “talking knots” a communication system
20. DANIELA TODOROVA The Amateras experience in Bulgaria
PRESENTATION DURING CONGRESS
9. RHADA PRANDEY Trials & errors in stop motion animation with watermarks
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WORKSHOPS DURING THE CONGRESS
Benoit Dudugnon and Stefanie Allard
1.Making katazomé and colorization in washi paper
2.Nagashizuki in B4 size with inclusion of natural
objects
Antonella Cuzzocrea
3.Coptic Binding Workshop
Jocelyn Châteauvert
4.Pressed not Dried: Fabricating Textures…
Loreto and Mildred Apilado
5.Halo-halong Papel: mixed materials and
Techniques
Radha Pandey
6.Traditional Islamic Style sheet forming
Lucia Sforza
7.Collograph embossing with Etching press
Lynn Sures and Luigi Mecella
8. XXXL large size sheetforming and pulp painting
Sandro Tiberi
9. Interactive demo at the vat
WORKSHOPS
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PRE CONGRESS WORKSHOP
July 1 with Sandro Tiberi
Fee 75 Euros
1. Sharp embossing and debossing from relief
plates
2. Line & relief inclusions between sheets…
POST CONGRESS WORKSHOPS JULY 6
Morning Traditional Sheet Forming
at the paper museum
Preference given to those attending the post
Congress tour, free Luigi Mecella and Roberto
Rapanotti Traditional sheet forming on historical
chiaroscuro moulds
Afternoon with Sandro Tiberi
Fee 35 Euros (20% discount to members)
Making Fine Art paper for inkjet printing
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EXHBITIONS
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Venue: Gallery of Saint Benedict
(San Benedetto Monumental complex)
Through the exhibitions, we offer the opportunity
to confirm the artistic value of paper and verify its
ultimate potential as strategic material for art works.
In the Members Exhibition, “The Nexus of Art
and Craft in Hand Papermaking” 99 pieces of art,
selected by juror Jane Farmer and expressing new
experimental ideas, will be displayed not only to
members IAPMA but also to international paper
artists and visitors to the museum.
Opening & Apertitif July 4 - 6.30 pm
Here is the list of participants:
Adam Helga Homage to Else, Bib
Adams Barbara Keeping Craft Afloat
Alexander Marjorie Color Play, The Hat
Baxandall Lucy Crater, Lake
Beek Imke Movements
Behar Laura Connection2
Berger-Jenisch Seping [Sybille]
Knotengewachs mit Mund
Bornemisza Eszter Caged, Urban Sutras
Breitenberger Ute Watermarks
Brendgens Anita Head with Curls
Burger Ingrid Dance 1, Dance 2
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Cianfarini Susanna Menswear Collection SS14
Colauttiivanova Viviane Les Passeurs, Indicible
Dilane Ilse Book of Texas Colors, Colorful Lingo Book,
Blue Grass Lingo Book
Fiil Anni Boats Left by Refugees
Fontaine Viviane Architecture 1-2-3-4-5
Grotmol Kirsti Letter1, Letter2, Night Traveler
Guest Kathy Kathy Dream Fragment 2: Seeing
Uncomfortably
Gustafsson Erling Untitled Book [#2]
Haas Lesley She Whispers
Hadeler Gundel Human; Triad
Hatzor Oma The Meadow
Holzinger Susanne brooch duspots 4.8/3, 8/2, and 5
Kagemann Cordula Stone, Paper, Scissors 1,2, and 3
Kim Yu-Mi Expanded Expansion - Bojagi
Kloppers Elise Ronda
Kuhn Luisa Die Zeit ist unendlich
Lanzi Elisa Lo Zingaro
Larrea Carolina My Garden, Sketch in Motion
Lee Boo Duck Fish
Lehmann-Schulz Bara Alliances [Striped]
Mackie Elizabeth Ortler Mountain Range
Mannino Roberto Granposta, Due Posta
Miraglia Betsy August Moon, Sacred Vessels
Martin Cherilyn Honourable Age 1
Matthew Heather By Boat, Bittersweet
Mendoza Jorge Triptych: Quipus after Gauman
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Metzler Harold Kristalin 1, 2, &3
More Barbel Objekt24CIMG1884
No Paula-Jiun Red Air
Papelnak Metka Waves II
Parsons Brenda Coastal Walk
Pehlivan Hakan Untitled [Magazine papers]
Peterson Andrea Organized Chance, Cubed
Ping Chia Treefol - Spread
Poolen Petra Object CFBDSIR2149 PP17
Powell Liz Below the Paddock’s Skin
Purcell Priscilla Torn Dreams
Rammensee Irene Fuoco
Rasmussen Erica Book of Sustenance,
Game of Chance
Ritzman Gerda To Be Spoilt for Choice 1,
Memories of a Journey
Salter Kathleen Hanji Arlecchino
Siegenthaler Fred Tone
Siepel Maya How Deep Is the Ocean,
Sobon Magda Who Is Casting the Shadow I and II
Sohl Johann Untitled [green hanji paper dress]
Spoon Jennifer Language Gate
Stiffe Gail Nexus, Connections
Studer Anne-Lise tranparency, Heart
Sures Lynn Frasassi Walls, Hungry
Tabbert Josephine Paper Ikat Textile, Number
Thomas Aliza Do You Like to Face It, Endless Wires
Todorova Daniela Thracian Sun Symbol II
In the Invitational Exhibition, “Watermarking
Today in Fine Art,” celebrating the innovations of
Fabrianese papermakers in both line and lightand-shade watermarks, the following artists
exhibit experimental and traditional methods of
watermark in their works:
- Deery Gail
- Gosin Sue
- Hiebert Helen
- Jacobs Amy
- Jobling Winsome
- Koretsky Donna
- Librari Annarita
- Librari Franco
- Martin Akemi
- Mannino Roberto
- Queen Brian
- Rabal Victoria
- Samour Michelle
- Silverberg Robbin Ami
- Sures Lynn - Switalski Lisa
- Takahashi Mina
- Tiberi Sandro
- Thompson Cynthia
- Wong Paul
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Tomchuk Marjorie Red BasketWeave, Spray
Tschacher Helene Dancing Books
van den Akker Greetje Promise, Expectation, Joy
Vilsbol Anne Trouve la Note, Cover Up
Wilcke Eva The Red Thread, Risky Passage
[Installation of 10 boats]
Yarom Dafna Black, White and in-between, Desert
Bloom in Black and White
Zinsser Waltrud Fleecy Clouds, Swimmer 2
PRE CONGRESS TOUR
POST CONGRESS TOUR
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Visit to Ascoli Piceno (Papal Paper Mill,
sculpture art show of G. Giuliani, town
center) and to the Nightcloud Studio in
Amandola.
1st Day July 7
Visit to Museum of Printing, Rocca di Soncino, one
of the “Most beautiful villages” in Italy, Valeggio
upon Mincio, Borghetto
Optional: dinner at the restaurant “Lepre” to taste
the famous tortelli
How to make a reservation:
Please, email [email protected] to
indicate your reservation of a place on the tour.
Cost: 60 Euro per participant (bus, tour and
light lunch included)
This tour can requires a MINIMUM 7
participants; transportation in mini van with
driver.
Beyond 7 participants, a waiting list will be
established; with 14 participants, two mini
vans will travel. Beyond 15: a bus will be hired.
Reservation is made according to the order in
which e-mails arrive.
When this tour is confirmed, the participants
are asked to do cash payment at the departure
from Fabriano.
TOURS
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2nd Day July 8
Toscolano Maderno: Reception by the Mayor and
celebration of the twinning of Fabriano Paper
Museum with the Paper Museum “Valley of the
Paper Mills“ of Toscolano Maderno.
Tasting of typical products of Lake Garda
Schio at Pino Guzzonato Atelier;
Visit to the museum Mondonovo Maschere of
Malo with Guerrino Lovato
Optional: Dinner at Malo (Catering: € 25,00)
3rd Day July 9th
Venice free time & lunch
Guided tour to the Gran Teatro La Fenice with
Guerrino Lovato
Padua: free visit to the historic town
Optional: Visit of Cappella degli Scrovegni by Giotto
4th Day July 10th
Free time to visit the historical town of Padua
Central Station of Bologna (For those who will take
the train to Rome, it runs every 30 minutes)
Visit to the historic center of Bologna and lunch on
your own
Return to Fabriano: end of tour
Welcome dinner
20:00
Presentation
MCF
Main Cloister
Presentation
Presentation
S.Benedetto
Complex
Opening
of Exhibitions
& Aperitif
Presentation
Lunch
Workshop
Workshop
coffee time
Presentation
(Paper Museum)
July 4
San Domenico
Coffee Time
Presentation
Presentation
ROADMAP
Opening
Museum Tour
Welcome & Keynote
Registration
19:00
18:00
17:00
16:00
15:00
14:00
13:00
12:00
11:00
Agenda
General meeting
9:00
(Paper Museum)
San Domenico
San Domenico
(Paper Museum)
July 3
July 2
10:00
Place
Date
Gala Dinner
Lectio Magistralis
Pedro Cano
& Aperitif
Workshop
Workshop
MCF
Main Cloister
July 5
Workshop MCF
Papermakers
Workshop MCF
Papermakers
Paper Museum
July 6
Depart
Post Congress Tour
Post Congress Tour
July 7/10
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