About a year ago I saw a video about Combat Paper and thought it was an amazing project, so I was excited this fall when they came to Berkeley.
-Combat Paper conducts papermaking workshops where veterans can use their uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper. Veterans use the transformative process of papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their experiences in the military.-
At Berkeley they opened up their workshop to anyone who wanted to participate - the vibe was meditative, communal and damn if paper-making isn't a lovely organic process compared to the chemicals used to make tintypes....Here are a few from my photo shoot with Drew.
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