Ilmārs Blumbergs, Books of Venice (2003), Drawing, paper, ink, charcoal, pencil

[more info. about the books here]

Tauba Auerbach, Frequency, 10,000 pieces cut letters on paper, 2005

F. Dostoyevsky: C. and P., pages 57/58 (Penguin Popular Classics) [+]

Vittorio Santoro, Pencil on paper (partially burned), 2007

Toni Davey, Global, Burnt Paper [her statement / working methods +]

“In an attempt to understand our need to quantify our transactions or output, our need to order, to record, I employ standard ledger paper—a material used, economically, for this very purpose. Growing up, I knew this paper only as my father’s work paper.” [+]

Jill Sylvia, Balance Sheets Series: Yellow Book, Hand-Cut Ledger Paper (2008)

[also, an interview / working process here]

“My aim is to translate culture into objects; I want to build a bridge between the orient and the occident. […] I want to emphasize the ongoing importance of cultural melting pots.” — Siba Sahabi

The series of paper vessels takes inspiration from characteristic black Etruscan ceramics and is hand-crafted from black wallpaper used for its strength and resistance to light. The ‘bucchero’ series comprises nine pieces including carafes, goblets and cups. [via designboom]

Siba Sahabi, Bucchero Series, Paper porcelain (photo by Karin Nussbaumer)