IMC 2024 Echizen submission

The title indicates this print was submitted to the International Mokuhanga Conference 2024, held in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture — a region historically associated with the production of Echizen [washi](/glossary/washi), the handmade paper that has supported Japanese woodblock printing for over a millennium. Conference submissions circulate through exhibitions and exchange portfolios, allowing practitioners from outside Japan to participate in direct dialogue with the medium's source culture. Without specific compositional details visible in the title, the work would employ the water-based pigments and [kozo](/glossary/kozo)-fiber washi characteristic of mokuhanga, transferred through [baren](/glossary/baren) burnishing rather than mechanical pressure. IMC exchange submissions are typically printed at modest dimensions suited to portfolio circulation, and contemporary entries often demonstrate [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradation, layered transparencies, or registration techniques that distinguish hand-pulled mokuhanga from oil-based Western relief printing. Kaiser's participation positions her within the network of European practitioners — including artists from Iceland, Spain, and the Low Countries — who have engaged with mokuhanga since the IMC was first convened in 2011. Her submission represents Luxembourg in this international gathering, contributing to the technique's geographic expansion beyond its traditional Japanese context.