Lydia Hirte

Lydia Hirte’s pendant is a vivid choreography of material and motion. Composed of finely cut paper forms bundled into layered folds, the piece captures the energy of gesture in suspended animation. The deep red curves sweep around the darker structural base, their rhythm recalling both the painterly stroke and the twist of ribbon. The density of the paper is engineered with precision, offering both volume and lightness, softness and structure. These tensions animate the work with a sense of poised vitality, like a breath held at its fullest point.

Formally, the necklace speaks to Hirte’s fascination with time as both a physical and emotional dimension. The sculpted paper is the result of hours of meditative labor, each strip shaped and arranged until the final burst of movement brings it to life. What remains is not only a wearable object but a visual record of process, a testament to the expressive potential of humble materials. Hirte’s work blurs boundaries between drawing and sculpture, line and volume, offering the body a small architecture charged with emotion and memory.