Sculptures, Ideas to Forms

Presented 2020, BBC Culture in Quarantine Masterclass

“The BBC invited me to film a masterclass during the pandemic for their program Culture in Quarantine, encouraging creativity for those locked down at home. Using paper, scissors, and glue, I guided viewers through the process of translating an idea—through research, sketching, and making—into a series of forms. These resulting paper sculptures formed the basis of the Forest of Us installation that opened a year later in Miami.”

—Es Devlin

Top view of a person’s arms and hands drawing at a work table surrounded by drawings, books, and a geometric sculpture.

Es Devlin sketching, still from 2020 BBC Culture in Quarantine Masterclass
Courtesy of Es Devlin

A clear case housing five white, rectangular sculptures with abstract cutouts is attached to a wall. A projection of a similar form as the cutouts glows to the right of it.

Es Devlin, Sculptures, Ideas to Forms, Cut paper and board.
Presented 2020, BBC Culture in Quarantine Masterclass
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution

Top view of a person at a work table measuring and cutting paper to create curved forms within rectangular sculptures.

Es Devlin, Sculptures, Ideas to Forms, Cut paper and board.
Presented 2020, BBC Culture in Quarantine Masterclass
Courtesy of Es Devlin

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