KIRIGAMI

Kirigami (切り紙)

— Kiri, which stands for “cut”, and Kami, which signifies “paper” is a variation of origami.

— The first kirigami art is said to be traced back to Japanese Buddhist temples and was
believed to represent things like perfection, elegance as well as wealth and within the
Shinto culture, which can be described as the indigenous Japanese spirituality.

— It is an art of Japanese paper cutting art. This involves folding and cutting paper. All the
materials needed for kirigami are usually a single piece of paper and scissors or a craft
knife, resulting in a three-dimensional design that stands away from the page.

— Often, however, these folds are temporary; once the contorted paper has been cut, it is
unfolded. Then, new folds are made, and the process is repeated until the work is
complete, resulting in a flat work of art.

— Symmetry is a very important part of kirigami. When the paper is folded before it is cut,
the resulting design is the same on both sides.

— The japanese people used a special kind of paper that was made from mulberry pulp
and was called washi paper. This paper is still in use today for both origami and
kirigami. From there, kirigami art became widely accepted throughout many Asian
cultures by the 17th century.

References:

https://artincontext.org/kirigami-art/

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/an-introduction-to-kirigami-paper-cutting-2540656