CARVING DISSENSUS

In collaboration with the Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping Group, Espace Noir is hosting a major exhibition of woodcut prints in its gallery from October 11 to December 19, 2025. 18 collectives and artists are taking part in the exhibition, with their artworks displayed on the walls of Espace Noir for over two months.

Coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, these 18 collectives and artists have responded to our call to create a collective exhibition: "Carving Dissensus: Contemporary Printmaking Practices in Inter-Asian Context." The exhibition aims to present a rich panorama of contemporary woodcut printmaking practices in East and Southeast Asia. It not only seeks to show how artists use woodcut techniques to create inspiring artworks, but also to highlight their open methods of self-organization—exploring how art enables them to unite people across social classes and to restore voice and visibility to marginalized and ignored social groups.

Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping Group
Founded in 2019, the Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping Group focuses on the knowledge exchange of woodcut practices in inter-Asian social context. They are dedicated to organize ideas and actions in connecting exchange within the region, and closing the gap between practice and intellectual discourse, as to examine common problems through multiple perspectives across borders and localities.
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