Paulo Taborda Barreto (Netherlands) "There are two types of objects: premeditated ones and discovered ones. You can’t invent something new, something new has to be discovered. Because I want to make new objects, I try to discover them. In order to do this I have devised a folding system that enables me to explore. (…) Objects are usually created by making use of a mass: hacking out a piece of wood or stone, or by amassing clay and modelling it. I fold paper because: - it’s cheap and readily available; - all you need is a pair of hands and a source of light ; - you can work anywhere, so you’re never bored: at home, in the train, in a waiting room, even in the bus or a car (if you’re not driving). In bed too. You don’t get your hands dirty either and the only waste is, at the very most, a ball of paper in the wastepaper basket. What we actually see of the forms around us is the outside, the surface, the skin, the shell. When that exterior is interpreted by means of a flat plane the resulting form is usually unpredictable. What interests me is: when is the ‘result’ a square? (…) The following quotation from an unknown source is particularly applicable to my work: ‘I have the feeling that I travel in a new world, discover new species, find new interactions...’" From: Timesless Paper, Leiden 2002 © Compres Publishers Ltd