Traudel Stahl Papierkunst is a paper artist. She always starts with pulp made from cotton, hemp, paper mulberry, asparagus, straw, nettle, and other plant fibers. She casts images, makes paper sheets, and then creates objects from these sheets or applies slightly thicker pulp onto their surfaces. She typically produces standing or hanging three-dimensional sculptures that appear compact or transparent, exquisite and lightweight.
Through special techniques and a high degree of sensitivity, Traudel Stahl Papierkunst transforms paper into delicate, insect-wing-thin, inspiring artworks with astonishing stability. These airy creations are often combined with metal, stone, and other solid materials, forming a striking contrast to the paper that inherently suggests swift movement and perfectly complementing the overall works.
For Traudel Stahl Papierkunst, it is an exciting challenge to craft lightweight, breathable, translucent hollow objects from this fascinating material—paper, and to accentuate their delicate parts with LED lighting, thereby creating unique personal lighting objects.
On the other hand, Traudel Stahl Papierkunst is fascinated by the exploration of three-dimensional space. Sculptures are created with enclosed air, using pulp to form light, hollow, translucent, and transparent openings, almost as if the objects themselves are dissolving. Shapes made of paper turn impossibilities into possibilities and combine papers from different plant fibers.
Source: Second Industrial Design