Marcelo Jacome

Marcelo Jacome's Planos-pipas, 2013, tissue paper, bamboo, fiberglass and cotton thread, Saatchi Gallery, London.

I was at a loose end as to where to take the project next, but after seeing this piece, I wanted to experiment with creating a wooden sculpture and covering it with tissue paper, attaching both elements using glue - glue gun for the wood and PVA for the tissue paper. I also wanted the piece to have a glossy finish and I knew that PVA would do that. 

This felt like the right direction to take my work because it was restricted by the wall and by working 3D I was able to use all space.

Untitled, wooden sticks and glue, March 2014

Photographed above is the result of my experiment with the wooden structure idea, before I test out the tissue paper on a smaller version of it (below).

The tissue paper worked as I expected it too, it stretched across the sticks but it didn't fit as easily as I thought it would and ripped easily. I preferred the structure without the colour, you could see the lines of the shapes more clearly and I like the way the light blocks your view to the structure, and the wind makes it move slightly.