Shibata traces her interest in paper art to when she relocated to New York.
Shibata completed the same childhood project when she got home and fell in love with the process.
Since then, she has been creating bigger and more intricate pieces.
These paper destinations are created from Shibata’s imagination and often merge architectural structures with natural beauty.
Paper represents Yin and the material world, whereas the cut-out space represents Yang and the immaterial world.
Light symbolizes spirit and life.
Artist Ayumi Shibata practices the Japanese art of cutting paper.
She adds layers of paper together to create three-dimensional environments.
Then, Shibata adds light to bring her creations to life.
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