James Castle’s coat works—made from folded, sewn, and drawn paper—reveal a singular artistic universe built from repetition, restraint, and material ingenuity. Neither purely objects nor images, the coats hover between abstraction and recognition, asserting presence through subtle variation in form, stitch, and surface. Using humble, repurposed materials, Castle returns to the coat as a structure of being rather than clothing, testing how minimal means can generate complexity. What emerges is not stylistic evolution but sustained attentiveness: a coherent, enduring inquiry into form, material, and perception.