Dear Human Studio

Dear Human is the visual arts and design collaborative formed by Jasna Sokolovic and Noel O’Connell in 2010.

Jasna Sokolovic studied architecture at the University of Sarajevo and at the University of Belgrade in former Yugoslavia before immigrating to Canada during the war. She completed her studies in fine arts at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Noel O’Connell is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison and holds an MFA in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design.

Dear Human has from its inception maintained a focus of using recycled materials to create their works. In 2014 they begin working with recycled paper and since then have researched its possibilities deeply. This exploration has led to many unique techniques for working with paper pulp as well as several commercially viable products.

In 2018 they created the company Papertile, making beautiful acoustic tile walls from recycled paper. Papertile and Dear Human are presently based in Montreal, Quebec Canada.