"Facts are precisely what is lacking; all that exists consists of interpretations." 

(Nietzsche, 1954 [1888]: 457-458)

I made this paper sculpture as part of my foundation degree in illustration at BHSAD. Oddly enough, this project started with me looking for parallels between Nietzsche's eternal recurrence and fractals, but I ended up exploring the idea that truth is impossible. Yep, the thought process behind this thing is quite bizarre because I was given a lot of time, almost too much.

This hand-cut paper sculpture is symmetrical and consists of two visually identical parts that, as one moves away from the centre, grow less and less similar to one another. This intricate layout was my attempt to picture that experience when reality appears to be nothing more than a maze of trick mirrors and you feel like you are also a part of this self-interpreting being.

To implement my idea, I used coloured paper, foam board, cellulose film, and card stock; then I painted over the cutouts and glued the details together. 

This sculpture later participated in the last-year student exhibition. In general, it took me about four months to complete this project, and there were paper shreds all over my flat.

The exact dimensions of this thing are 150 x 46 x 55 cm, but it felt like I was working on something as huge as the Tower of Babel.