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Caroline Jane Harris
Born 1987
Lives and works in London, UK
www.carolinejaneharris.com

Caroline Jane Harris explores the intricacies of nature through a labour intensive paper-cutting technique. She responds to visual phenomena in
nature; the endless geometric patterns found in all levels of existence.
Using photographs of tree formations as her starting point, Harris digitally manipulates her images through a pre-determined 'action' resulting
in kaleidoscopic symmetry. Harris incorporates scanned tree rings; circular motifs referencing puddles, moons, irises, petri-dishes and time. The
images are computer printed using pigment inks on archival paper then fi nally hand-cut and layered. The process is slow and obsessive, requiring
concentration, repetition and discipline. The hand allows for subtle distortions creating a tension between technology and the artist's hand. Harris's
unique process acts as a reverse reduction print in which the print comes fi rst, followed by gradually cutting and building up layers. The fi nal image
slowly emerges whilst the paper is removed. The meditative quality of the work is refl ected in Harris’ interest in artistic and devotional practices of
Eastern Cultures.
Once layered, the two dimensional paper cuts have an inherent sense of depth creating three-dimensional drawings, preserved between glass-like
fragile specimens. Plains of paper become infi nite and abstract – as if viewed through a telescope or under a microscope.
CAROLINE JANE HARRIS graduated from Camberwell College of Art and a Fine Art Printmaking degree at University of Brighton in 2009, Harris has already participated in
several group shows in the UK, as well as fairs in New York, LA, India, Singapore and Basel. In 2013 she was awarded the Chelsea Arts Club Stan Smith Award, a fi nalist for the
Aesthetica Art Prize and received the Judge's Choice award for the Women Artist’s Competition in 2012.

Left: Harmonic Landscape, 2013, Handcut paper and digital prints.
h: 60cm w: 106cm d: 7cm, Artist’s Collection.
Above: Entity, 2013, Handcut layered paper.
h: 105cm w: 130cm d: 7cm, Artist’s Collection.

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