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A close-up of a white paper sculpture featuring geometric cut-outs. Inside the shapes, fine white threads are stretched to create curved, architectural patterns.

Brilliantly sophisticated paper sculptures from the excellent Bianca Chang

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Date
23 May 2012

Paper-cutting gets a lot of attention these days but it’s Bianca Chang’s work isthe first in a long time to actually make me say “oooh.” Uniform, slick and crisp white, she plays with shadows and letterforms in a beautifully striking way by somehow creating contrasts out of nothing more than changing how the paper is cut. Like a warm knife slicing cleanly through a vanilla cheesecake (only a lot more sophisticated), these paper sculptures are elegant and wonderful. It’s the small details in her work that really demonstrate her skill as well with a hoard of precise layers and smooth lines.

A white book cover with the letters “pgs” cut out of the centre. The letters are rendered in a minimalist, geometric style.
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Bianca Chang: PS, A4 Paper Festival

A white piece of paper with the word “twin” precision-cut into the surface. The letters are folded and angled to create a 3D effect, casting soft shadows against the plain background.
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Bianca Chang: Twin, A4 Paper Festival

A 3D paper sculpture of the word “twin” created from stacked white sheets. The letters are cut out from the paper, leaving a fan-like spread of pages beneath them.
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Bianca Chang: Twin (detail), A4 Paper Festival

A white rectangular sculpture with geometric shapes and letters cut out of its surface. The cutouts form the letters “N” and “P”, a small vertical rectangle, a long horizontal slit, and three vertical lines.
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Bianca Chang: Nix Pix, A4 Paper Festival

A white book cover features a circular cutout in the centre. Inside the hole, a series of fine white lines radiate from a single point, creating a 3D sculptural effect.
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Bianca Chang: Dot, A4 Paper Festival

A white rectangular sculpture with a geometric, recessed cutout in the centre. The carved shape creates a series of sharp angles and shadows against a plain grey background.
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Bianca Chang: Letter T, For Tim

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About the Author

Rebecca Fulleylove

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Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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