The Reser Presents:
Infinite Possibilities
April 4 – May 24, 2025
For over two millennia, paper has been an essential medium for cultural exchange, storytelling, and artistic innovation. Originating in ancient China and central to poetry, painting, and calligraphy, it has since evolved beyond these practices as artists have explored the medium through numerous traditional and experimental modalities. From the refined craft of washi-making in Japan to the adaptability of recycled materials in contemporary practice, artists across generations and geographies have continued to push the boundaries of this fragile yet resilient material.
Infinite Possibilities brings together eleven regional and international artists who transform paper in unexpected ways; lifting it beyond the two-dimensional plane to explore its potential as a conduit for history, memory, and identity. Though delicate, paper possesses immense strength—serving as a tool for documentation, resistance, and healing. For centuries, the American Asian Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (AAHNPI) community has faced discrimination and marginalization, yet the artists in this exhibition reclaim paper as an act of resilience and defiance. In their hands, this fragile medium becomes a powerful testament to survival, transformation, and love as an intentional force against hate.
Featuring works in painting, printmaking, calligraphy, sculpture, video, and installation, Infinite Possibilities explores cycles of displacement, adaptation, and belonging during a time of national immigration conflict. How might invasive species like Japanese knotweed be harvested rather than eradicated, transformed into art rather than discarded? Paper, like intersectional identities, is constantly in flux—torn and reassembled, discarded and reclaimed. It can be a means of rejection or an invitation to belong. As the artists in Infinite Possibilities demonstrate, even the most ephemeral material can carry the weight of history, offering a space for reflection, connection, and renewal.
The Reser Gallery is proud to present eleven Oregon-based and international artists who creatively innovate the expansive materiality of paper: Mika Aono, Isami Ching, Yoonhee Choi, Menka Desai-Crawford, Sabina Haque, Yuji Hiratsuka, Sandra Honda, Helen Liu, Tien-chu Loh, Kanani Miyamoto, and Satoko Motouji.
Sponsored by the Ford Family Foundation.
Image: UN(Belonging) Sonoran Desert by Sabina Haque
Infinite Possibilities Insights:
4/4 Opening Reception & (UN)Belonging Live Performance
4/9 Artist Talk: Yoonhee Choi & Yuji Hiratsuka
4/19 Artist Talk & Demo: Sandra Honda & Tien-chu Loh
5/2 First Friday Demo & Children’s Day Installation: Menka Desai-Crawford, Satoko Motouji & Sandra Honda