Kirsten Hassenfeld

An American artist known for her installations made from paper, Kirsten Hassenfeld hand produces paper instalments, and with the use of light she displays them where they fill the empty space around them not just physically but with the light they give off also. As well as sculptures she also has created small environments that she details with intricate hand crafted pieces of paper that eventually make up the finished piece when all put together. To enhance her translucent and delicate sculptures, Hassenfeld uses light to enhance her installations.

In this particular piece by Kirsten Hassenfeld, named 'Dans La Lune' was created in 2007 and is one of my favourite pieces by this artist. It consists of large chandelier like instalments that are suspended from the floor. The detailed paper sculptures show off Hassenfelds painstaking craftsmanship showing every coil, fold, curl and cut of her work. I like just how detailed she has managed to make her sculptures with the use of paper and on the scale that she has done so. The simplicity of the plain white paper with the white lights allow you to look closely at the detail and don't distract you from the real detail of the piece.