Paper people move in to add extra character to historic hall displays

Sculptor Philip Cox has been working with paper for more than 25 years and has exhibited widely. Commissions have included elaborate window displays for Harvey Nichols in London and 60 figures for the Nottingham-based visitor attraction, The Tales of Robin Hood.

His touring exhibition Paper People has now arrived at Burton Constable Hall, in Holderness, where one of his earlier sculptures of William Constable has been entertaining visitors for years.

There are 15 works on display, including a waiter in the dining hall and two nuns waiting for unsuspecting visitors in the corridor outside the house's chapel.

The works aims to appeal to families with children and runs alongside three other exhibitions, including works by 18 local artists, who make up East Riding Artists. For those with an interest in history there's Royalists, Rakes and Rogues, based on the Lords of Dunbar, who were the owners of the Hall, from the late 16th century to the very early 18th century.

Dr Gerardine Mulcahy said: "We are delighted to welcome Philip back to Burton Constable, where you will find a whole range of his Paper People inhabiting the house."