Papercraft: Research

Zim and Zou, also known as Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmerman, are two people who've created these detailed and eye catching window installations.

I looked at most of the articles but really liked this one called "Forest Folk", specifically because of all the little villagers

I was able to find another article (https://zimandzou.fr/forest-folks) that introduces these installations by explaining that we are given a sneak peak into this tiny little world. Giving readers a brief narrative of what's going on: "In this project, spectators have a sneak peak of curious characters living inside this environment. This microscopic point of view, where plants and other vegetal reign as masters, is like a kind of picture, a flash, a precise instant in nature's unrestrained run. Life is everywhere, flowers are growing and carry away it's inhabitants in their impetus. These mysterious people are evolving, building, and living right in the heart of nature, revealing a fragment of their daily life."

They have two different installations that are apart of "Forest Folk," one looks to be based on mushrooms and has a more woodsy feel, while the other is based on flowers with a more fantasy-like feel, however, both still show and tell the same narrative.

I like these installations because they draw viewers in, for example, you might be just casually walking past this store, look at the display, and think, "oh wow, cool," but you have to stop and actually take a second to get a good look in order to notice all the itty bitty details such as all the villagers and what they might be doing. This is what I'm thinking about incorporating into my final project, I want people to want to stop and take a good look at the object, this piece made only from paper.