Fort (2024), wood, cardboard, 94 1/2 x 133 7/8 x 19 3/4 inches. All images courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim, shared with permissionLush Growths and Classical Architecture Converge in Eva Jospins Meticulous SculpturesNovember 16, 2024ArtNatureGrace EbertRather than position herself as an observer of landscapes, Eva Jospin imagines humans and their environments as one. The Parisian artist carves intricate forests and stately architecture subsumed by vines and craggy cliffs all from humble cardboard, accentuating the corrugated textures to add depth and intrigue.In her Chicago debut at Mariane Ibrahim, Jospin presents a series of freestanding sculptures and wall works that invite the viewer to venture into her large-scale, yet incredibly intricate worlds. Titled Vanishing Points, the exhibition gestures toward perspective and the ways subtle details and contemplation can shift how we see. Fort troglodyte (2024), wood, cardboard, and mixed media, 72 1/2 x 59 x 31 1/2 inchesAs with earlier bodies of work, Jospins paper sculptures and vivid, silk tapestries draw on classical styles and the 18th-century tradition of follies, architectural structures designed for decoration. These often ornate buildings could be found in many Baroque gardens, which took human mastery over nature as an imperative. The artists works instead depict a convergence between the manufactured and the organic. In the six-foot tall Fort troglodyte, for example, vines crawl down from a ceiling embedded with shells and sea sponges. The exquisite vault stands parallel to a similarly shaped cavern, occupied by trees rising from a rugged bluff.Jospin walks viewers through her process and studio in the video below. If youre in Chicago, see Vanishing Points before January 25. Detail of Fort troglodyte (2024), wood, cardboard, and mixed media, 72 1/2 x 59 x 31 1/2 inchesCapriccio (2024), wood, cardboard, and mixed media, 76 3/8 x 41 3/8 x 21 5/8 inchesDetail of Capriccio (2024), wood, cardboard, and mixed media, 76 3/8 x 41 3/8 x 21 5/8 inchesJardin Constantine (2024), silk thread, silk canvas, wood and cardboard frame,46 x 96 7/8 x 4 inchesJardin Constantine (2024), silk thread, silk canvas, wood and cardboard frame,46 x 96 7/8 x 4 inchesPetit Bois (2024), wood, cardboard, 28 x 34 1/2 x 9 1/4 inchesTreille (2024), silk thread, silk canvas, wood and cardboard frame, 100 3/4 x 69 1/4 x 4 inchesDetail of Fort (2024), wood, cardboard, 94 1/2 x 133 7/8 x 19 3/4 inchesDetail of Treille (2024), silk thread, silk canvas, wood, and cardboard frame, 100 3/4 x 69 1/4 x 4 inchesLabyrinthe (2024), wood, cardboard, and mixed media, 41 x 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 inchesDetail of Labyrinthe (2024), wood, cardboard, and mixed media, 41 x 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 inchesNext article