VIETYL (EARTH MATTER IN COUNTERBALANCE), 1996

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plant fiber + water + structure + sun    ==>    FORM
                                                    shrinkage

In the wet papermaking stage, inclusions are put into flat square or rectangle paper, and allowed to dry in the sun. In minutes, the paper shrinks against the matrix and becomes three-dimensional.

MEDIUM AND SIZE: 133 individual sculptures. Flax, various plant fibers, metals, wood. Various sizes to 8" x 8".

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Installation View. Paper sculpture. Paper sculpture. Copper wires in"X" position becomes a spiral sculpture.