"Burning From Within II by Claire Brewster. A large-scale wall-mounted paper sculpture measuring 122cm by 91.5cm. The artwork features three overlapping layers of hand-cut digital archival prints in red, purple-blue, and black. The intricate cutouts depict the abstract, skeletal side-profile of a gas turbine generator, mounted with pins to create depth and shadows against a white wall." Burning From Within I by Claire Brewster. An intricate paper sculpture depicting the front intake view of a gas turbine engine. Three layers of hand-cut archival prints in blue, red, and black are stacked to create a swirling, radial composition of turbine blades. The 122cm x 91.5cm artwork is pinned to the wall, creating a three-dimensional effect with cast shadows.
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Commissions

Burning From Within
Hand cut digital archival prints
2025
122 cm h x 91.5 cm w / 48″ h x 36″ w

I was commissioned to interpret  a gas turbine generator for the headquarters of a major insurance company.
Burning From Within is a diptych that transforms industrial engineering into ethereal paper sculpture.

Using digital archival prints as my material, these works are painstakingly hand-cut to strip away the weight of the metal engine, leaving behind only its skeleton and movement. The works utilize a color palette of red, blue, and black to separate the mechanical layers, creating a visual map of the engine’s internal heat and motion. At 122cm x 91.5cm each, these large-scale cutouts play with the juxtaposition of heavy industry and delicate craft.

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