I initially started working with cardboard (220-300gsm), about 12 months ago, in an effort to create a twisted column. I was unable to decide, at the time, what material to use. White cardboard sprang to mind as ideal for, at least, the experimental and maquette stages.
I felt this was the case because cardboard is fairly easy to manipulate with simple scoring and folding. The folded edges can be crisp and the plain white finish is ideal for my, somewhat minimal, purposes.
After a substantial amount of experimentation I found a form I was happy with and intended to scale it up as a finished piece (from MDF, in my mind). However, as this was for my degree show I realised that the amount of working out and ‘engineering’ that a large scale construct would require was not within my capabiity at that time. Nor was it possible within the time scale allowed. Consequently I decided to make multiple cardboard columns and increase the visual impact with numbers rather than scale.
After the completion of the columns I had realised that cardboard was a useful material for me to use at the planning and maquette stages of my projects on a continuing basis. This is mainly due to the strongly geometric nature of my work.
