Soluble
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Soluble
Paper pulp and ink on monoprint on handmade paper, 18" x 13"
Artist: Nancy Cohen
For a very long time, waterways have figured heavily in my work. There is something almost human to me in their balance of fragility and strength, the way they persevere through adversity-much of it inflicted by us.
In 2018, I was an artist-in-residence at the Tides Institute in Eastport, ME. I was making work that was both a visual response to the changing coastline and a developing understanding of the environmental issues of the area. I was particularly drawn to the dramatic tides where a combination of organic material as well as industrial and domestic detritus would wash ashore every 12 hours.
Soluble is composed of handmade paper allowed to dry unrestrained, which causes buckling on the surface. I then used an etching press to create several layers of monoprints and finally worked on the dried surface with ink and paper pulp. The palette of the drawing, the rough surface of the paper, the not-quite-rectangular edge, as well as the forms on the page all reflect impressions of the waterway.
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Donated By Nancy Cohen