Experimenting with the resistance of material is most fascinating. When mixing metal and paper a tension is created because metal is heavy and the paper that I use only weighs 9 gr./sqm.
Recently I have experimented another type of resistance, namely that of thin Kozo paper on which I heavily apply strong, almost violent strokes of black graphite stick. At times the paper doesn't resist. But when it does the contrast between the fragile paper, the light colour patches and the dark strokes gives me positive emotions.
Harmony can emerge between materials that seem so distant and were not intended for living together. Isn't this also the story of East meeting West.
