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A complete retrospective of the paper engineer and artist Matthew
Shlian, documenting a decade of unrivalled and unexpected
creativity. Paper engineer and artist Matthew Shlian has always
recognized the material's potential for experimentation. Folded,
tessellated, compressed, extrapolated, two-dimensional paper
becomes three-dimensional sculpture in beautiful and unexpected
ways. 'My process is extremely varied from piece to piece. Often I
start without a clear goal in mind, working within a series of
limitations. For example on one piece I'll only use curved folds,
or make my lines this length or that angle, etc. Other times I
begin with an idea for movement and try to achieve that shape or
form somehow.' Unfolding is Shlian's first comprehensive monograph.
A journey into the new possibilities of folding technology, the
intricate complexities of Islamic patterns, and the sheer potential
offered by a sheet of white paper, it celebrates a humble material,
on the edge of its existence, elevated to timeless form and
possibility.
Since its invention in c.100 BC, paper has been a cornerstone of
civilization and a key component of the human experience. Artist
Matthew Shlian has always recognized paper's significance as a
material for experimentation and understanding. In his hands,
engineering, science and geometry can all be expressed within the
medium of paper. Folded, tessellated, compressed, extrapolated -
two-dimensional paper becomes three-dimensional sculpture in
beautiful and unexpected ways. Unfolding is a complete overview of
Shlian's oeuvre over the past ten years, including small- and
large-scale works, unseen development sketchbooks, collaborations
with scientific researchers and scientists, three-dimension reliefs
and sculpture - all in paper. Printed in full colour on two paper
stocks, the book features an introduction by Diana Gaston, an
interview between Stuart Kestenbaum and the artist, and essays by
acclaimed writer Lawrence Weschler and Islamic design scholar Eric
Broug. In keeping with the geometric underpinning of Shlian's work,
the dimensions of the book are '16 cubed': 16cm squared by 16cm
squared by 16 signatures of 16 pages. Unfolding is a journey into
the new possibilities of folding technology, the intricate
complexities of Islamic patterns, and the sheer potential offered
by a simple sheet of paper. With 200 illustrations, 150 in colour
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