Heat Scroll is an ephemeral performance piece in which I trade my paintbrush for a hair dryer, hot glue gun or hot water and my rice paper for facsimile paper. After first suspending several rolls of white fax paper between two poles or hanging them vertically. I then create a drawing using only hot air or hot water. By exposing the heat sensitive facsimile paper to high temperature, dark markings slowly begin to emerge across the surface. Heat Scroll is one example of what I label “cultural hybrids” in which ancient techniques are altered through the use of a contemporary medium and creative experimentation.
