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Heritage Bookbinding Elements Transform in Contemporary Sculptures by Adelene Koh

Adelene Koh transforms overlooked bookbinding details into sculptural loops of paper and thread.

Heritage Bookbinding Elements Transform in Contemporary Sculptures by Adelene Koh

Adelene Koh transforms overlooked bookbinding details into sculptural loops of paper and thread.

Huseyin Emanet

Huseyin Emanet

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Heritage Bookbinding Elements Transform in Contemporary Sculptures by Adelene Koh

Craft

Adelene Koh reimagines the quiet mechanics of bookbinding as sculptural form. Her work Endless loops folded paper into a continuous cylinder, its edges stitched with vivid thread—a nod to the sewn endbands often hidden inside book covers. Trained in Japan and London, Koh now works from Taiwan, where her studio explores the tactile beauty of overlooked structures.

For Koh, these small supportive elements carry deep meaning. She draws on 18th- and 19th-century sewing techniques, turning functional details into rhythmic color and pattern. As a Loewe Foundation Craft Prize finalist, her meticulous practice brings books into the realm of contemporary sculpture, inviting viewers to appreciate the parts that quietly hold everything together.