IMC 2024 Echizen submission

The title refers to a print Harvey submitted to the International Mokuhanga Conference held in Echizen in 2024. IMC is a triennial gathering of mokuhanga practitioners; the 2024 edition convened in Fukui Prefecture's Echizen region, one of Japan's principal [washi](/glossary/washi) papermaking centers. Submissions printed for the Echizen edition would typically use locally made washi — the porous, long-fibered paper that absorbs water-based pigments and is integral to the medium. Without direct reference to the image itself, the work sits within Harvey's broader practice of contemporary British mokuhanga, and the conference context suggests engagement with themes of international exchange or with Echizen's papermaking heritage. Technical qualities are those characteristic of the medium: soft pigment gradations achievable through [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi), [baren](/glossary/baren)-burnished application of water-based pigment, and the absorption patterns particular to handmade washi. As a participant in the United Kingdom's growing mokuhanga community, Harvey's submission represents the technique's living transmission beyond Japan.