Book Sculptures

How It Began

My foray into book folding started 8 years ago when, one day, I reorganized my bookshelves and found myself with a stack of unwanted books. I wasn’t interested in keeping the books but at the same time I was reluctant to throw them away. I decided to give them a second life and challenged myself to use these materials creatively. And so with a penchant for experimenting, I now carry on the book’s long tradition of communicating ideas — but in a non-conventional manner. Going beyond the printed word, I focus on the book’s physical form. Using old and discarded books, I fold, cut, and shred the pages to create abstract sculptures which present a new way of “reading” the book. The text, peeking out of the folded pages, is reduced to an idyllic symbol as it blends with the book’s new form.