Biography

Thomas Helmers is a book artist, letterpress printer, and papermaker based in Seattle, Washington.

He received an MFA in Book Arts in 2016 from the University of Iowa Center for the Book. His work can be found in numerous public collections, including Yale University, the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Washington, Otis College of Art & Design, and University of Iowa.

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Statement

My artwork stems from an interest in how humans ceaselessly construct (destruct, reconstruct) narratives. I explore how different forms of communication fail to convey the complexities and minutiae of the world and how this affects the similar process of crafting individual and communal identities. I investigate the points where language and image are unable to express or recount histories, memories, or emotions. How and with what do humans fill or bridge such gaps in narration? Are they facts or fictions?