EMILIE
HOUSSART
Chaos series, 2017-
A series of action-based paperworks that consider unique, interdependent systems and cultural responses to disorder.
Works in editions are made with the same strict set of processes, with a necessarily unique outcome for each print. Pictured are the first prints of each edition.
Chaos II: Variations and Distortions, 2018 -
This series of small-scale works was begun during a residency at Print To The People (Norwich, UK) in 2018. These unique prints are made with Tosa, a lightweight kozo paper often used in repair work.
Each print is made using a 5x5cm copper plate, and a square of paper torn (Variations) or cut (Distortions) to 20x20cm. The paper is crushed and printed multiple times with precisely controlled variables. Mats have been altered with drawing, piercing and sewing. The final ghost impression on each print is a complete square, sometimes barely visible except for its plate mark.
The Chaos II Variations are monoprints in editions of 7, and the Distortions are monotypes.
Chaos II, Variation II Monoprint on Tosa with sewing, 1/7, 2018
Chaos II, Variation VI Monoprint on Tosa with sewing, 1/7, 2018
Chaos II, Distortion I Monotype on Tosa with graphite, 1/1, 2018
Chaos II, Distortion VI Monotype on Tosa with sewing, 1/1, 2018