Australian artist Paul Kaptein explores the meaning of the present as a consequence of the past and an opportunity for the future through stunning, hand-carved wooden sculptures. Through the expression of images of modern society, his works play with the perception of the observer, who remains somewhere in between - between reality and fiction.
As he himself says, wood is an excellent platform for researching such topics, as it possesses all three dimensions of time. At the same time Paul Kaptein he experiences wood as a primary example of a material consisting of a larger negative space. For his creative touch reflection on the perception of the real lies ttheory of emptiness (suntaya), often regarded as a black hole, an opening, which can also be seen through his extraordinary sculptures.
