nick georgiou

Tuscon, Az based artist Nick Georgiou creates paper sculptures out of recycled books and newspapers.

"Books and newspapers are becoming artifacts of the 21st century. As a society we're shifting away from print consumption and heading straight towards full digital lives. My sculptures are products of their environment-both literally and figuratively" 

I find this really interesting because I often think about the future and not having real actual books or newspapers to read. I am often tempted by devices like the Kindle but am so scared to get one because I never want real books or book stores to die!

Nick has been in the Southwest for a few years now. "Going from NY to the desert is a pretty dramatic shift. Your concept of space expands when it's not obstructed by buildings. You pay closer attention to nature because you're always in it- and you do what you can to preserve it"
That is exactly how I have been feeling for the past few months since moving to New Mexico from the east coast.

You can view Nick's blog and more of his work here