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About Combat Paper

The story of the soldier the Marine, the men and the women and the journeys within the military service in a time a war is our basis for the project. This is a collaborative project initiated by Drew Matott and Drew Cameron along with members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War. Utilizing uniforms worn in combat in Iraq, veterans cut, cook, beat and form sheets of paper out of their uniforms. In this way, veterans are able to use the transformation processes of papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to reconcile their experiences as a soldier in Iraq.

 

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Combat uniform

 

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Cutting up the uniform

 

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Printing using overbeaten cotton fiber

 

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Finished sheet

 

More information about the papermaking process at the People's Republic of Paper.