“Cheryl Capezzuti has long been known for fit-in-the-hand figures smushed into being from laundry lint collected and donated by friends and strangers…”

—Vicky Clark, Art Critic

Since 1994, more than 1,000 participants in The National Lint Project have sent their best dryer lint along with a one-page note about who they are, what they washed and how they feel about doing laundry. This work transforms our forgotten, disposable fluff into thoughtful and engaging documents of everyday life. Capezzuti has maintained a commitment to exhibiting in nontraditional venues alongside gallery exhibitions, most often, but not always in laundromats.

You can participate. Capezzuti is currently seeking year-long collections from individual households and self-defined communities. Lint submissions should include name and contact information for the lint donor as well as a one-page note about who you are, what you washed and your thoughts on doing laundry. If you launder and collect lint from something of significance to you, please place in a separate, well-labeled bag. Undocumented lint is rarely used.

Dryer lint collections can be dropped off or mailed to:

Cheryl Capezzuti, c/o BE Galleries, 3583 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201. Open Wednesday-Saturday, 11-3.

Copyright: Cheryl Capezzuti, 2024

Photos: Larry Rippel, Renee Rosensteel and Callingbird Photography