Andrew Hayes is a sculptor who makes beautiful pieces by pressing and deforming thick sheaves of book-pages between rigid hunks of steel. He calls the series "Altered Books."
The book is a seductive object to hold and smell and run your fingers through. I am drawn to books for many reasons; however, the content of the book does not enter my work. The pages allow me to achieve a form, surface, and texture that are appealing to me. The book as an object is full of fact and story. I take my sensory appreciation for the book as a material and employ the use of metal to create a new form, and hopefully a new story.
(via That Book Smell)
