Oaks in fog. Oak Grove Regional Park, Stockton, CA

Black and Silver Skaggs Springs Road, Sonoma CA

Printed on Epson Japanese Kozo Thin, Hand wrinkled, and covered with Tosa Tenguja, world’s thinnest paper (1.6 gsm).

"Tosa Tengujo", also known as "ephemeral wings", is only 0.02 millimeters thick, similar to human skin, weighing 1.6 grams per square meter (gsm). Since the fibers of this plant have a diameter of 0.02 millimeters, it would be impossible to make a thinner paper naturally.

After boiling the plant and leaving it to ripen for two weeks, the resulting mass is washed and beaten in order to soften the fiber. After that it is bleached and any defects removed by hand, the finer fibers are separated from the thicker. Finally, the mass is flattened in a paper machine, resulting in the delicate Washi. Once finished, the paper is used in decoration, printing or advertising, in addition to its use in restoration works such as paintings by Michelangelo in the Vatican.

We have used the paper in front of this photograph “Hanging On” to convey the delicate and ephemeral nature of the scenery, and to emphasize the changing view with the motion of the paper in the breeze; even with the breath of the viewer.