Imin Yeh: Paper Sculptures of Everyday Comforts

Artist Imin Yeh creates paper structures by hand that, from far away, seem like normal, everyday items. That includes seemingly wooden blocks, rolls of toilet paper, and even a pile of pencil shavings.

Yeh is the 2026 UAH Contemporary Art Fellow and her exhibits, ‘All in a Line‘ and ‘Everyone’s An Artist! The Dollar General Project‘ are on display in UAH’s Wilson Hall Gallery through March 27, 2026. WLRH’s Katy Ganaway talks with Yeh about her choice to make such intricate, artisan versions of ephemeral items, and how making hundreds of the general stores can be a communal project.

This interview was recorded on March 24, 2026. It aired during Tennessee Valley Mornings on March 26, 2026.