Paula Louw is a full-time contemporary artist who works in both 2 and 3D. She exhibits regularly in solo and group exhibitions and has her works in a number of collections, both in South Africa and other countries, including the UK, France, Australia and the USA. Paula’s art is conceptual, much of which has to do the disassembling of typewriters, guns, pianos and sewing machines. She also paints and draws. Her conceptual focus is on communication and peace. She says about her work and her process “In my art, I attempt to unearth, explore and reveal, within the ordinary, the beauty that resides inside. I explore the fascination I have for the object, be it a natural one, like a stone, a feather or a rosehip, or a mechanical object like a piano, typewriter or a revolver”.