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Johanna Van Parijs’ wood sculptures reveal the material’s raw, tactile qualities through a process that respects grain direction, tension, and natural irregularities. By cutting, carving, layering, and reassembling solid wood, she allows structural stresses and tool marks to remain visible, turning process into surface expression. the work highlights how texture, density, and tonal variation emerge directly from fabrication choices. The result is a sculptural language where wood is not polished into neutrality, but activated through making.
