We’re mesmerized by the paper cutting and folding magic of Pauline Loctin

This video is part of our new series Paper Cuts, in which you get to be hypnotized by artists doing incredible things with paper, scissors, glue sticks and X-Acto knives.

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A while back, we brought you the story of Pauline Loctin, a.k.a. Miss Cloudy. She was getting a ton of attention for her origami costumes that blended the Japanese paper-folding art with couture costumes in photographs featuring renowned dancers.

We decided to return to Loctin's studio to find out exactly how she makes the paper sculptures that are optically spellbinding and seem almost impossible to make happen...and it turns out that it's as complicated as it seems. Using a variety of tools, Loctin draws, cuts, folds and bends until paper becomes a limitless and otherworldly material.

In this video by filmmaker Nicholas Castel, you'll watch as Loctin creates paper elements for new works, using basic mountain and valley folds. The results, though, are anything but basic.

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