About Caitrín A.

Biography

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My name is Caitrín Alexandre and I am a paper sculptor. 

I have been madly in love with Anglo-Saxon culture since the age of four. My first name has an accent on the i because it is of Gaelic origin.

I started experimenting with light and shadow at the age of 20, intending to add character to a paper lampshade that I had just made for my home. That was when I knew I was on the right artistic path.  

Life then led me to other activities: floral and interior design, in which I am also qualified. 

In my work, these two worlds, botany and architecture , express themselves, and sometimes even come together.

My art is my light; without it, I wither away. 

Welcome to my world. 

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Approach

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The geometric shapes of architecture and the influence of botany are key to my work, blending together in my creative process.

The starting point for a work is often something I have observed: a piece of music, a colour, a sensation or a memory. 

That little something then transforms and takes shape in my mind, like the mechanism of a clock, the inspiration behind my Clock series.

Armed with my scalpels, my hand expresses itself by delicately digging and peeling away the pulp of the sheet of paper, a bit like Edward Scissorhands. I like to work on series that resonate with each other. 

The textures of my work are created instinctively during the sculpting process and are never planned in advance. 

I like to maintain this spontaneity in the interplay of light and shadow that characterises my artistic work.

My work is a celebration of nature itself. I strive to create works that inspire, connect and touch in an emotional way, taking the viewer on a journey through different botanical and peaceful landscapes where light plays with the senses.