Paper is a special medium.

From sketch artists to book printers, paper goods are the backbone of arts and culture.

Some episodes in paper history are legendaryincluding the Heidelberg letterpress.

Artist Creates Full-Scale Model of the Heidelberg Letterpress Out of Paper

Ji-hee is no stranger to paper sculpture.

This is fitting, as Korean printing history is far more ancient than in Europe.

Hundreds of years before Gutenberg printed Bibles in Europe,Korean woodblock printerswere creating magnificent Buddhist texts.

Artist Creates Full-Scale Model of the Heidelberg Letterpress Out of Paper

The project took Ji-hee three months to complete.

Check out more of Ji-hee’s paper sculpture.

Artist Creates Full-Scale Model of the Heidelberg Letterpress Out of Paper

Artist Creates Full-Scale Model of the Heidelberg Letterpress Out of Paper

Artist Creates Full-Scale Model of the Heidelberg Letterpress Out of Paper