#peter callesen

the-mad-curator:

[ “House of Thoughts” ]
[ Paper installation by: Peter Callesen. ]
[ Acid free white cardboard, paper and glue. ]
[ Aprox. 1000 sheets of A4 paper. ]
[ 2,3 x 2,3 x 2,7 m ]
[ Curated by: the mad curator.]

“Human Ruin”

In States of Ruin, Architectural Sculptures by Peter Callesen Spring from a Single Sheet of Paper

Towering over cut-out voids are artist Peter Callesen’s sculptures of existing architectural ruins and stately edifices. Constructed with a single sheet of white paper, the miniature buildings appear to surface from their original flat piece into three-dimensional forms complete with crumbling facades and tipped columns. Each work juxtaposes the soft, fragile material with the sturdy subject matter and “is a reminder of what once was present and that even material like stone can change and break,” the artist says.

Detail of “Human Ruin.”

“Erected Ruin”

“Little Erected Ruin”