Through Objects

Patterns seem to bring a feeling of comfort to our senses: they help us decipher and process the complex living structures, lines, and shapes that surround us.Mexican artist Paula Cortazar interprets the hidden patterns in nature, of a tree or…

Time. This abstractly defined human metric: the perception that time passes faster or slower, that it is spent well or poorly. Time marks the ephemeral, the provisional. As Saint Augustine (354-430) wrote in Confessions, Book XI, it is possible to…

Being in the forest, in the midst of trees, contemplating their unique yet imperfect shapes and living structures. When our eyes focus on a tree’s bark, we perceive the incredible textures and the wonders of the lichens and fungi that…

An inevitable beauty.Disproportionate objects that resemble fallen bodies with prominent wrinkles and bumps. The WITHERED series made by Vânia Reichartz emphasizes a captivating texture and technique that becomes evident after processing the unsettling shapes.The four wool and silk pieces contrast…

Imagine contemplating a landscape, the gentle shapes of the dunes and the waves lapping slowly. Or, a countryside scene, where the valleys meet the harmonious lines of nature. These scenarios often present us with smooth and gracious lines that are…

Looking at Helen O’Shea’s sculptural pieces, one can wonder what material could support such delicate shapes. Plastic would not be the first guess. Surprisingly, it is the inorganic plastic that gives shape to these meticulous and graceful sculptures: ‘the idea…

Based in Tokyo, Japanese artist Azu Kimura creates multidimensional works/sculptures, and site-specific installations using locally sourced natural materials.In being there, the artist presents us a series of light, soft sculptures made with Hordeum jubatum over a metal mesh. While these…

Alistair Byars is a talented designer/maker of sculptural objects currently living and working between Edinburgh and Glasgow and interning at Groves-Raines Architects Studios, Edinburgh. His work focuses on hand-applied materials and studies the visual and tactile properties of rough/smooth and…