“I’m Maud Vantours.
我是莫德•万托斯
I’m a designer and artist based in Paris.
我是一名在巴黎工作的设计师和艺术家
My specialty is paper.
我的专长是纸制工艺品
I work on and develop displays with paper for brands
我用纸为品牌设计并制作展示品
and I do my personal work as well.”
同时我也做我的私人工作
“Paper offers different techniques.
制作纸雕有各种技巧
We can cut it, we can fold it, we can glue it.
我们可以将它剪切 折叠 粘合
So we can do anything we want with paper.
我们可以用纸做出想要的任何东西
I work with it since a long time
我用纸已经有很长时间了
but I continue to discover and find other things.”
但我还是会发现一些新的事物
“ I did art studies and this is a material we used a lot.
我学过艺术 而纸就是我们常用的一种材料
So I just continued to work with it.
所以我只是继续用纸工作
And it was unconscious
这一切都在潜意识当中
but finally this is a material I really like.
但纸终究还是我真正喜欢的材料
So I continued and continued and continued and never stopped.”
所以我一直用了下去 从没停过
“ First of all, I have to draw the design on computer,
首先 我得在电脑上绘制设计图
so I have to think of it and think
那么我就要考虑到3D这一方面
in three dimension and prepare the map in my head before to draw it. Then,
并且在画下它之前先在脑中构思
after the machine has cut this,
接着在机器裁剪出来后
we have to fold it, then glue it.
我们得将剪好的纸折叠与粘合
After that, because one orange is only a little part of the composition,
然后 由于一个橙子只是整个作品的一小部分
we have to do all of those elements.
我们得把这些要素都做出来
For this display, it was an order for a customer.
比如这个展览品 它是一位客户的订单
And I had to make a big table with lots of meal.
我们得制作一张桌子与许多食物
We had a lobster, cake, oranges, lemons,
我们已经有了龙虾 蛋糕 橙子 柠檬
a big cake, like a wedding cake, a fish.
一个大蛋糕 像结婚蛋糕 一条鱼
So I had to draw everything, cut and glue and stage it.
我得画出每个东西 将它剪切 粘贴 摆放
“ And this is kind of complicated but we have an image of it.
这有点复杂 但我们有它的图像
So I’ve got the reality and I have to do the same in paper.
所以我有真实依据同时我得用纸把它制作出来
But finally the most complicated is to develop more my personal work,
但最终最复杂的是制作出更多自己的作品
because I have to find the idea, the the concept,
因为我得找到想法 概念
develop a graphic design but I have no model.
形成一个平面设计 但我没有模型
So I have to think it,
所以我得去构思
to work on it for hours and hours.
并且持续工作数个小时
Same for the color combination.
颜色组合也面临相同问题
I do not have a reference picture,
我没有一张参考图
so I have to think of it and choose the right one.
所以我得考虑并选择合适的颜色
Yes, actually that is the most complicated.”
是的 事实上那是最复杂的
“ It depends on the project, but it takes time,
各个项目的构思不同 而且很花时间
because I have to find the idea,
因为我得找到好点子
I have to draw it, I have to cut it by hand.
我得画下它 然后用手工剪下来
I have to make it in three dimension.
制作纸雕时我得做到立体
I have to do sometimes prototypes
有时我得制作原型
because we do not go straight to the goal.
因为我们无法直奔目标
Every project is different,
每个项目都是不同的
but we need hours and hours to develop something.”
但我们的每个进程都需要很长时间
“All the little pieces of paper we don’t use,
所有我们不用的那种小纸片儿
for that kind, I keep it to make other works.
我都将它保存下来 制作其他作品
And for little parts like that I’m recycling it.
同时像那种小零件我都回收利用
So finally we try to not damage the material.
最后我们尝试不去破坏原材料
We respect it.”
我们尊重这些材料
“ The only thing with paper is:
用纸制作工艺品唯一的问题是：
I do not have all the colors I want.
我没有全部我想要的颜色
So if I need some colors, I would have to make a compromise.
所以如果我需要某些颜色 我只能换用相似的
I choose the surface of the paper depending
我所选纸的外观
on the use I want to do.
决定于我想要的用法
You know, for set design, for photography,
你们知道的 为了布景设计 摄影
I use matte paper,
我使用不光滑的纸张
so the light will give something really deep.
所以灯光将使事物某些部分显得格外深刻
And for the window display I use more…
而且在橱窗陈设上
paper with more texture to emphazise the paper, the material.”
我会用更有质感的纸来突出工艺品与材料
“It depends on what emotion, what story I want to tell.
它由我想表达的故事与情感来决定
If it’s something dark,
如果故事比较黑暗
I will take dark colors and some bright color to make a contrast.
我就用明暗色彩形成对比
If I want to tell something more smooth,
如果我想让表达更温和
it will be light color, like pastel and everything.
就用柔和的浅色来表现
I think color can bring an emotion.”
我认为不同的颜色会带来不同情感
“When I choose paper, three things are really important to me.
当我选择纸张时 有三个标准对我来说特别重要
The thickness of the paper,
第一个是纸张的厚度
because it’s easier to build a 3D object or volume
因为用厚一点的纸更容易做出立体模型
with a paper which maintains itself.
并能保持很长时间
Second thing which is important to me is the color:
第二个对我来说比较重要的是颜色
I have to make some choice
我得做一些选择
because I do not have all the colors in all papers.
因为纸上无法呈现出所有颜色
So I have to try to find the perfect combination between thickness and color.
所以我得尝试在厚度和颜色之间找出最完美的结合
The last thing is texture.
最后一个是质感
It depends on what I want to focus on.
它决定于我重点想要表达什么
If I want something really crafty,
如果我想灵活地表达
I take paper with more texture to emphazise the material.”
我就用更有质感的纸去突出材料
“Inspiration can come from everywhere.
灵感可以来自任何一个地方
It can be an exhibition or just a walk in the street.
它可以来自一场展览或者街道上的散步
It can come from books
它可以来自书中
or sometimes just an idea like that without knowing where it came from.”
或者一个不知从哪儿来的想法
“ I think, Paris was always interesting and inspiring
我认为对这个世纪初直到现在的艺术家来说
for artists from the beginning of the century until now.
巴黎非常有趣 而且充满灵感
This is just a beautiful city.
这是一个很美丽的城市
We can find inspiration only in walking on the streets
我们只需要在街道上散步就可以找到灵感
and it’s really nice to be, it’s kind of lucky to be in Paris and continue to create art.
而且很棒很幸运的是 我能在巴黎继续创造艺术
“Today is a digital age, so we see so many pictures.
如今是数字化时代 所以我们可以看到很多照片
But this only a numeric part.
但它们全都只是数字化图片
I think paper is a material, a tactile thing.
我认为纸是一种材料 一种能触摸得到的东西
So when we receive an invitation, a nice card, we keep it.
所以当我们收到一份邀请 一张细致的贺卡 我们会用心保存
This is a nice object.
这是美好的物品
And when we rediscover it,
当我们重新发现它时
this is kind of a memory
它代表了一段回忆
and we are happy to have this object in our hands.”
将它拿在手上 会让我们很快乐
“ I want to continue to use paper,
我想一直用纸
but I started to work with new material
但我也开始用新的材料制作工艺品
like plastic and metal.
例如塑料和金属
But to mix it with paper,
但将纸和这些材料结合时
it can create somthing more complex and surprising.”
它就能创造出一些更加复杂的 出人意料的东西