paper art
Paper has fascinated me since I was a child.
Even today, I still feel the same fascination for the art of paper folding. My paper craft and bookbinding developed from this early experience.
Besides the paper, the patterns are the most important part of my work. As soon as you start observing these patterns, they are everywhere and you can no longer escape them. We are used to looking upwards or in front of us, but sometimes you have to look in other, more unusual directions. Just looking down can open up a whole new world. Lines, patterns, shapes and the play of light and shadow inspire me and strongly influence my work. Conversely, I keep discovering structures for my work in these patterns. It is a constant interplay.
The patterns I collect are often tessellations. Tessellations are repeating geometric shapes that form a surface without any gaps or overlaps. Once you start observing these patterns, you can discover them everywhere – even on manhole covers, which I have been photographing all over the world for years. A central element of tessellation is repetition. To start an origami tessellation, the paper has to be pre-folded, which can take several hours. This repetition turns folding into meditation for me. At some point, the spark is ignited and my own designs emerge. Like with some of my paper sculptures. For these, I emboss and stamp the paper with graphic ornaments. This is how they develop into artistic sculptures, which I also show in my exhibitions.