PICTORIAL

Enormous blooms crafted from thousands of sheets of creased, textured, and twisted paper explode in Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen’s vibrant installations.

The Copenhagen-based artist draws inspiration from real blossoms like peonies or dahlias, adding fantastical, patterned embellishments to the pistils and stamens. The artist emphasizes larger-than-life sculptures, often creating painstakingly detailed displays that radiate from floor to ceiling.

Portraits made with folded paper

Through carefully planned and meticulous folds, the Portugal-based artist models human faces from single sheets of paper, crafting delicate noses, expressive brows, and angular jawlines.

Jaoa Charrua began exploring origami around 13 years ago, when he was looking for a pastime to share with his daughter. He started researching contemporary practitioners and was fascinated by the level of detail that could be achieved.

Origami requires rational and sequential thought, where each fold goes to form part the whole, and they all have to come together to produce the final result.

Before creating the final piece, Charrua often makes “sketches,” or three-dimensional drafts, which allow him to visualize specific features and make changes before starting on the formal model. By repeating the process many times, certain gestures, folds, or techniques become routine acts, so that a natural creative process develops, underlain by the subconscious.

-Compiled by SG