These awe-inspiring creations are the works of Japanese artist Noriko Ambe, produced from using a knife and layers of synthetic paper. She has produced many collections over the years including cut-out books, wall hangings and stand-alone sculptures, all of which exude an organic sort of ‘crispness’, with the juxtaposition of feeling delicate yet unbreakable at the same time. More recently she has begun to add metal cabinets to her exhibitions, operating as architectural space within which to accommodate her sculptures.
Ambe describes her work as ‘mapping the mysterious land between physical and emotional geography’, and claims that it is the incremental process of 'doing' that is just as important to her as the outcome. In this sense she considers her work as installations, whose detail reflect nature, and therefore reflect us. The process from the beginning – sheets and sheets of paper on top of each other – to the topological-like sculptures at the end, seems to create the build up of a dynamic energy which radiates from the completed piece. On top of this, I think the finished pieces are extremely aesthetically pleasing, with the negative space resembling some kind of erosion.
It astounds me that from such simple materials and processes, such complex and convoluted pieces can be created. To view more of Ambe's work from 2000-present visit her website www.norikoambe.com/index.html.
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