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I’m amazed by this beautiful paper craft stop-motion animation. Created by New Zealand agency Colenso BBDO and London firm Andersen M Studios, this film promotes the New Zealand Book Council, and features a classic New Zealand novel, Going West by Maurice Gee. The concept is showing Gee’s classic coming to life through hand-cut pop-up scenery springing up from the pages.
The two minute film took eights months of hand-cutting, plenty of x-acto blades, paper and a lot of patience. “The idea that lies at the center of this project is that reading is an activity that surprises, delights, challenges and ignites the imagination,” said Noel Murphy, chief executive of the New Zealand Book Council.
This film reminds me of the incredible and inspiring paper sculptures at the Slash: Paper exhibition I recently saw at MAD. It’s one of the best shows I’ve seen this year. The intricate pieces are created with a range of techniques, including burning, laser-cutting, tearing, folding, shredding, but mostly hand-cutting. My favorite pieces were the modified books that were transformed into sculptures.
If you haven’t gone yet, definitely check it out before it closes—the installations will leave you inspired to see what can be done with paper. I recommend going Thursday nights between 6 and 9 p.m., when admission is “pay-what-you-wish”.
The two minute film took eights months of hand-cutting, plenty of x-acto blades, paper and a lot of patience. “The idea that lies at the center of this project is that reading is an activity that surprises, delights, challenges and ignites the imagination,” said Noel Murphy, chief executive of the New Zealand Book Council.
This film reminds me of the incredible and inspiring paper sculptures at the Slash: Paper exhibition I recently saw at MAD. It’s one of the best shows I’ve seen this year. The intricate pieces are created with a range of techniques, including burning, laser-cutting, tearing, folding, shredding, but mostly hand-cutting. My favorite pieces were the modified books that were transformed into sculptures.
The Story of Art, 2006 by Georgia Russell
Peaceable Kingdom (Evening Land), 2008 by Lane Twitchell
Your House, 2006 by Olafur Eliasson
A History of Flight by Lizzie Buckmaster Dove
If you haven’t gone yet, definitely check it out before it closes—the installations will leave you inspired to see what can be done with paper. I recommend going Thursday nights between 6 and 9 p.m., when admission is “pay-what-you-wish”.
