Sculpture Made from a Sheet of Paper

Using just one individual paper, Japanese people specialist Nahoko Kojima naturally hand-cut this amazing Cloud Leopard Papercut sculpture to imitate the form of a large identified creature, whiskers and all. Her steady hands and extreme patience were tested throughout the duration of the cutting process, which took five months to complete. Motivated by people, animals, forces of nature, and life in general, Kojima concentrates on both the good and bad area to produce her fascinating three dimensional forms.

Suspended from the roof, the delicate creature form is managed through a careful position of slim cable. However, as visitors move around and change viewpoint, the reflections of light and shadow, the curved shapes, and the empty area become an ever-changing form. Kojima says :

"The curiosity of Paper Cut Art for me is that you can express all dimensions of the world by using a single sheet of paper."

The skilled specialist is part of Single Kojima—a creative partnership between herself and British designer Shari Solo—which focuses primarily on Japanese people papercut art and design. The sensitive sculpture was exposed at this year during Craft Council's show at the Saatchi Collection in London, and has since been showed in other places all over the globe, including Italy and Paris.