Gina Cross - Sculptural Movements

Beginning with large sheets of paper, I create sweeping gestural marks directly with a knife to create new dynamic, unplanned shapes. Once the paper has been sliced, I then work intuitively with the paper - cutting, slicing, pinning and slotting the pieces together to create new sculptural forms. This part of the practice is playful and unselfconscious - allowing the process to dictate the results while being connected to the physical experience of making and responding to each stage as it develops. 

What emerges are ephemeral sculptural works that I photograph in the studio using mostly light and colour filters to capture the shapes and shadows that each variation reveals. These become studies of space, colour, light and form while I focus in on the compositional interactions of shapes created through the playful process. I am also reminded of plants and leaves and how they move together. The intention is to record these shapes as they interact together in a moment in time, while also embracing any imperfections of the paper and sometimes capturing the movement of the paper in the studio breeze. 

There is an intimacy to the works as they themselves are fleeting moments in time. For me, these works have become a personal meditation on intimacy, tenderness and non-verbal connection.