Paper Trail

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The invention of paper has for two millennia enabled the global spread of ideas and knowledge and has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education, commerce and art. In an increasingly ‘paperless society’ and an ever growing dependency on digital technology ‘Paper Trail’ will explore the ongoing importance of paper today.

100 pieces of heritage paper spanning over 100 years, given to 100 artists to create a piece of work. The papers used are listed here

Each piece of paper represents a year. We have invited the artists to create a work in response to something that happened during that year.

The paper must be used in the creation of the work. It can be printed, painted, written word, pulped, re-created, sculpted, folded, cut, collaged etc

The completed works will be shared initially in an online gallery on this page prior to a future exhibition of the works created.

To see the story behind each work please go to our News page

Paper Trail Gallery

61 / 1969 / Paper Moon / Paul Hazelton / Paper

16 / 1940 / Convoy / Sonia Boué / paper and digital print

89 / 2001 / Untitled / Kate Murdoch / Paper

79 / 1982 / Untitled / Clare Dales / Untitled / paper, thread, gold

87 / 1994 / Like the back of my hand / Julia Rogers / paper, ash

21 / 1951 / The future looks gr… / Graeme Campbell / paper, ephemera, glitter, plastic

26 / 1955 / Portrait of Ruth Ellis / Iona McCuaig / paper, pearl beads

12 / 1938 / Peace For Our Time / Reem Acason / Graphite on paper

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58 / 1967 / SummerofLove / Jennifer Merrell / Paper, sequins

20 / 1950 / TVTupi / Carol Balthazar / Collage

17 / 1947 / Partition of India / Marilyn Kyle / paper, silk thread

92 / 2010 / Silent but for the pointless yearnings of migrant birds / Julie Kirk / Book cover, paper

36 / 1960 / Bad Photo Copy / Dave Edwards / Paper, photocopy

53 / 1965 / The Hangman’s Noose / Anne Amosford / paper, wax,abaca fibre and graphite

29 / 1956 / Papaver Somniferum / Dawn Cole / Cyanotype and natural dye

30 / 1957 / Cwm Coke Works, South Wales / Jemma Gunning / etching

80 / 1982 / Turning Tide / Helen Stone / paper and floppy disk montage

90 / 2002 / Diva Moth / Tracey Bush / Upcycled opera score

25 / 1954 / Experiments With Power / Joanne B Kaar / accordion fold book

43 / 1962 / The Innocent Summer / Clive Holland / paper and audio

10 / 1932 / Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Atlantic / Roxanne Jackson / paper, Seawhite cartridge paper, inkjet prints, perspex, polystyrene, bead head pins

27 / 1955 / Fish Fingers / Laura Fisher / paper, text, rubber stamp print

62 / 1969 / Jocelyn Leigh / The Hidden Woman in the Moon (Margaret Hamilton) / paper and pencil

74 / 1977 / My 1977 Zine / Cherrie Trelogan / Paper, photocopies

65 / 1971 / Place of Safety / Sharon Hall Shipp / paper printed with the contents page of a 1971 issue of the magazine “Family Circle”, found synthetic string, darning wool, twigs and lavender sticks