Isobel Napier

(b 1994, United Kingdom. Lives and works in London)

Using archival paper and laser-cutting technology; Napier designs and creates intricately constructed paper sculptures that resemble woven fabric. Cut line-by-line to leave the strands of thread visible; a once solid form; is irreversibly changed into one that is extremely fragile and transient; with the hanging works becoming almost soft and flowing. These digitally designed; machine-made sculptures echo traditional weaving and considering how the development of material experimentation has allowed contemporary makers to expand on and learn from traditional textile production.