Paper, Paint & Play

A Solo Exhibition by Chloe Jean

Nature, Staged and Unbound' explored the relationship between the handmade and the natural, the miniature and the monumental.

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kind Words…

“It’s so lovely to see an exhibition that is so cheery and vibrant in here for a change.”

Member of the Public

“I think this is the best exhibition we’ve had in the Sock, it’s so vibrant, you are a very skilled Artist!”

Loughborough Town Hall Box office Staff.

“I just Love all of your work Chloe!”

Gallery Staff
Strategic Assessment

The exhibition immersed visitors in nature as it might be-

Through paper collages, dioramas, sculpted flowers, butterflies, and painted botanicals, nature was staged and reimagined. Each piece carried the intimacy of craft-the cut, the fold, the fragile layer—while drawing from contemporary art. The result was a whimsical, precise ecology: a paper wilderness in bloom, where gardens spilled beyond frames, butterflies hovered, and flora unfolded in fragility and abundance.

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