Het boek Pure Paper

A special publication entitled Pure Paper will accompany the seventh Holland Paper Biennial. The compiler of the book is the well-known paper artist Peter Gentenaar, who has gathered together articles about the origin of paper. Elaine Koretsky recounts her journeys across Asia searching for ancient techniques with which to make paper. Sinologist Jacob Eyferth complements this with his description of a Chinese papermakers village. The German Helen Hiebert, Rogier Uitenboogaart from Japan and the paper artists Pat Torley and Peter Gentenaar here in the Netherlands talk about making their own paper. In addition there are articles about the intricate relationships that make up the building blocks of paper, the quest for alternative fibres, including paper made by wasps, and paper and the environment.
The book also presents the artworks exhibited by the paper artists taking part in the Biennial, sometimes accompanied by a sample of the paper they use for their work.

Publisher Pure Paper (Dutch/English): Uitgeverij Compres, Leiden; designer: Loes Schepens, The Hague. ISBN number: 978-90-73803-08-4

Purchase price: € 59.95

For more information about the book Pure Paper, see www.hollandpapierbiennale.nl