{"id":606311,"date":"2025-12-02T00:36:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T00:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/606311\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T00:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T00:36:19","slug":"tomohiro-okazakis-paper-study-transforms-a-quotidian-material-into-mesmerizing-animations-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/606311\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomohiro Okazaki’s ‘Paper Study’ Transforms a Quotidian Material into Mesmerizing Animations \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

From pieces of everyday white paper, a series of delightful stop-motion animations illuminates how a simple material can be transformed into a sophisticated design. Created by Japenese designer Tomohiro Okazaki, who runs a studio called SWIMMING<\/a>, \u201cPaper Study\u201d is a series of short intervals in which pieces of cut, folded, and sculpted paper appears to move on its own. Flat sheets transform into voluminous structures before collapsing back into a single plane, and arches, circles, and myriad other shapes move in sync. <\/p>\n

Okazaki is known for his playful optical animations<\/a> using matches and other household objects. See more on SWIMMING\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a> and the designer\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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