A complex, symmetrical diagram featuring a mix of technical illustrations and dense text. The layout is split into sections with labels including “Experimental”, “Theoretical”, “The Lesser Work” and “The Greater Work”. Two blue spiral forms sit at the bottom, connected by a central geometric structure.

Paul Laffoley

Words: Bryony Quinn
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Date: 13 August 2009; Work
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There isn’t enough time to summarise Paul Laffoley so I’ll borrow the description from his super dedicated Myspace fan page – ‘hyperspace cartographer, visionary painter, and time traveler’.

Whatever it is that he does, it is a phenomenal body of work, meticulous and strange. Pictured is The Alchemy of Breathing.

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www.myspace.com/paullaffoley

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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