Frank van der Ploeg for the Holland Paper Biennale 2010
"Frozen movements
The pendants of German artist Lydia Hirte ... look misleadingly simple."
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Kirsten Jäschke (Kunsthandwerk & Design, 5/2010, pp.20-27, translated):
Dynamic Flowing. Paper Jewellery by Lydia Hirte
"...The `charisma´ of the paper pendants arises from an antagonism taking shape: though the jewels appear airy and flowing on first inspection, once touched – initially almost coyly – they turn out to be a hardly manipulable bundle full of physical strain powerfully resisting the pressure imposed upon it by the fingers. ..."
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