‘Cabinet of Curiosities’
to be unveiled by the Centre For Print Research at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2023
25-29 October 2023 www.woolwichprintfair.com
London, UK: The Centre For Print Research (CFPR) announces the launch of Cabinet of Curiosities at this year’s Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (WCPF). The bespoke wooden cabinet will showcase a range of original prints made using cutting edge techniques, from a wearable book and an unfolding almanac to etchings of mycelial growth. This interactive 360 degree experience will plunge viewers into the future of prints and printmaking. The Cabinet of Curiosities will be unveiled at the preview of WCPF on 25 October and will be on show to visitors until 29 October.
Designed at the CFPR at the University of the West of England (UWE), the multifaceted cabinet invites visitors to engage with artworks produced using traditional and digital print technologies, all created by artists working in the CFPR Editions publishing studio. The studio focuses on new and emerging print technologies and novel materials in the field of printmaking. The printmakers featured include Rodrigo Arteaga, Navid Azimi Sajadi, Tracey Bush, Helen Carnac, Alice Kettle and Carinna Parraman, Chuck Elliot, Tracy Hill, Cecilia Mandrile, Lucrecia Urbano, Alicia Paz, James Rogers, Matt Smith.
As CFPR Director, Professor Carinna Parraman says, ‘This is no ordinary print exhibition. Alongside intricate prints based on 3D scans and made using digital laser cutting technologies, visitors will discover printed graphene with the possibility to conduct energy. The artworks are intended as points of departure, and we encourage people to weave their own stories into them. The cabinet taps into our understanding of materiality, the urge to collect and the power of the visual as a means of creating and sharing narratives.’
The multidisciplinary CFPR, where traditional printing presses sit alongside cobots, promotes collaborative and innovative working in an ecosystem of creativity.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair | 26-29 October 2023
Woolwich Works | The Fireworks Factory | No.1 Street | Royal Arsenal | Woolwich | London, SE18 6HD www.woolwichprintfair.com
A number of CFPR resident artists will be sharing their experiences of working at the Centre in a round table discussion during the Fair on Friday 27 October.
About CFPR Editions (uwe.ac.uk)
CFPR Editions is a publishing studio specialising in limited edition prints that shift the idea of the multiple into new dimensions. In addition to their digital portfolio, they experiment with casting, robotics, construction, glass, ceramics, textiles, and installation. The focus on new and emerging print technologies and novel materials in the field of printmaking places CFPR Editions within a unique area of the print publishing art market. Work published by CFPR Editions features a range of early career and established artists who have taken part in the CFPR artist residency programmes. Residencies have included a diverse range of printmaking approaches, including printing with mycelium, creating soundscapes using graphene, laser cutting, printing onto fabrics, glass moulding, and 3D fabrication.
CFPR Editions is part of the Centre For Print Research, situated within the University of the West of England, Bristol. @cfpr_research
For further information about the CFPR: https://cfpr.uwe.ac.uk/ @cfpr_research
CFPR editions https://cfpreditions.uwe.ac.uk/ @cfpr_editions
Images: Tracey Bush, ‘Dusking’, screen-print using multi directional inks, 2023 / Navid Azimi Sajadi , from the ‘Pelagos’ series, wooden CNC machined plate, 2023 / Alicia Paz, ‘Crystal Slipper’, 3D printed resin with hand gilding, 2023 / Matt Smith, 3D manipulation and wireframe rendering from the ‘Figure’ series, 2023/Tracy Hill, ‘Sonorous’, Photopolymer sonatic image with Screen Printed Graphene /Rodrigo Arteaga, ‘Mycelium Book’, Petri dish, Magnifying glass, laser cut insert, linen bound box.
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