While the basis of her work is books, the creative process involves a natural process of crystallization, which is created using a supersaturated solution of Borax in boiling water. Placing the book in the saturated solution when hot, allows Arnold to manipulate the book to her liking. As the saturated water cools again, the molecules shrink and any excess Borax crystallizes.

The results are crystallized books that look nothing short of mesmerizing, reminiscent of mystifying objects one might find at the bottom of the ocean in a fairytale landscape. “The crystals remove the text and transform the books into aesthetic, non-functional objects,” relayed Arnold in an interview with Redefine Magazine. “The books, now frozen with heavy crystal growth, have become artifacts or geologic specimens laden with the history of time, use, and nostalgia.”

She points out that stories often exist in our memories while a book remains a spine on a shelf. “I love how just seeing a book can conjure the story contained within,” says Arnold. “With the addition of the crystal growth, the story within the book remains in memory, but new stories can be created by viewers as well.”

Follow her mesmerizing creations on Instagram.

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Have you ever seen a sculpture made out of folded books?  D. Hinklay, as he is known on Instagram, is an artist whose speciality is drawing and book folding. He forms shapes and writes texts by folding each page of the book into whatever he’s decided to make of them.

His works are really unique – see some of it below.

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While the basis of her work is books, the creative process involves a natural process of crystallization, which is created using a supersaturated solution of Borax in boiling water. Placing the book in the saturated solution when hot, allows Arnold to manipulate the book to her liking. As the saturated water cools again, the molecules shrink and any excess Borax crystallizes.

The results are crystallized books that look nothing short of mesmerizing, reminiscent of mystifying objects one might find at the bottom of the ocean in a fairytale landscape. “The crystals remove the text and transform the books into aesthetic, non-functional objects,” relayed Arnold in an interview with Redefine Magazine. “The books, now frozen with heavy crystal growth, have become artifacts or geologic specimens laden with the history of time, use, and nostalgia.”

She points out that stories often exist in our memories while a book remains a spine on a shelf. “I love how just seeing a book can conjure the story contained within,” says Arnold. “With the addition of the crystal growth, the story within the book remains in memory, but new stories can be created by viewers as well.”

Follow her mesmerizing creations on Instagram.

The post The Crystallized Books of Alexis Arnold appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Have you ever seen a sculpture made out of folded books?  D. Hinklay, as he is known on Instagram, is an artist whose speciality is drawing and book folding. He forms shapes and writes texts by folding each page of the book into whatever he’s decided to make of them.

His works are really unique – see some of it below.

The post Artist Creates Different Art Pieces from Folded Books appeared first on MobiSpirit.