wood + paper + box in your hands

Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS, USA

3 October - 6 April 2024

Mise-en-scène is a collection of prints and multiples made over a period of two years where we engaged in a long-distance exchange exploring ideas of arrangement. We made individual prints and objects and mailed them to each other, inspiring us to investigate, contemplate, and experiment with staging. Three exchanges occurred and the number of objects grew, prompting each of us to rearrange and reconsider the scenes we created. A hand-made byōbu (traditional Japanese screen) furthers the exploration of space and narrative. It is our fourth collaborative project and is the 2023 Beach Museum of Art Gift Print.

Our evolving arrangements were documented on Instagram and selected images of these arrangements are included in an accompanying booklet. In creating this work, we used a range of hand-pulled print processes including mokuhanga, lithography, letterpress, inkjet and relief printing.