Statement

Hannah Lobley has developed Paperwork, a unique recycling technique using unwanted paper. The pages are transformed back into a solid wood like material. Traditional wood working methods are used to create objects from that material. The pattern of the paper when the objects are worked echoes wood grain. Wood becomes paper becomes wood.

The ambiguous forms of all the pieces reflect a theme of metamorphosis and the varnished finish creates an enigma surrounding the original material. While many of the shapes are evocative of everyday forms, the viewer is left unsure of the exact nature of the material.

Paperwork is available for sales, commissions, and individual projects. Each ‘Paperwork’ product is a one off, unique item in which the distinct surface texture cannot be recreated. Have something beautiful created from a book or papers that are personal to you?

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