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You could be forgiven for thinking that Artist Rogan Brown‘s intricate paper art is 3D-printed, but believe it or not, it’s all cut entirely by hand. Brown’s work is an exploration of the boundaries between observational studies and artistic interpretations, and revolves mainly around microorganisms and plant life. He cuts and stacks layer after layer to achieve a desired look, and one piece can take him up to five painstaking months to complete. “I want to communicate my fascination with the immense complexity and intricacy of natural forms and this is why the process behind my work is so important,” the artist says. “I have chosen paper as a medium because it captures perfectly that mixture of delicacy and durability that for me characterizes the natural world.”