Every year, I frequent the Vintage Paper Fair (yes, this actually exists and it is quite a magnificent showcase of rare prints, photographs, and ephemera) and I marvel at what has been done in the past with paper at the hands of an artist. With so much of what we do based in touch screen technology and our seemingly natural tendency towards immediacy, Jie Qi and Natalie Freed offer an extraordinary arts practice that gives a new meaning to arts and crafts. I was lucky to ask them a few questions about their art practices as well as their thoughts ...