This series consists of sculptures in the shape of trees, directly carved into blocks of paper. During the process, the friction burns the material, imparting a color, texture, and smell that evoke real wood. Some trunks were carved from books on art history and economics, as a commentary on the cultural structures that shape our understanding of order.
The work suggests that nothing is completely "natural": if you dig deep enough, it is always possible to identify the structure that supports what is apparent. El papel aguanta todo (The Paper Can Bear It All) explores how nature (especially trees) has been the foundation upon which humans have built knowledge, from the transmission of wisdom to the systems that organize history and the economy.
