Between November 2024 and July 2025, a revolving door of New Yorkers and Taipei locals engaged in an unlikely and untraditional pen-pal exchange through the medium of woodcut printing. Organizers from both cities embarked on this project wanting to better understand how each side felt about the genocide in Palestine. The first prompt asked participants, What do you think about your country’s relationship to war? From there, a dialogue that started with Palestine slowly began to explore broader themes of imperial destruction, political responsibility, and cross-border solidarity.

Woodcut Dispatches traces the trajectory of a 7-month conversation. By inviting viewers to critically reflect on the original pen-pal prompts, this exhibit hopes to inspire a continued discourse on what each of our roles is in confronting global, intertwined struggles.

Land to Sea is a proud host venue and partner of this project. After hosting Print Pals' discussions in our back room for several months, it is our pleasure to display the culmination of their work in this debut exhibition.

This exhibit will feature artwork from over 50+ contributors across New York and Taipei across prints, hand-woven quilts, and hand-carved wood blocks. Prints will be available on site for purchase.