Sachin George Sebastian Immortalises Cities With His Magical Paper Art

Art was created to be limitless, to defy mediums, audiences and themes and to exceed expectations. Sachin George Sebastian is one such pioneer who has chosen to take on the challenge of designing and building works entirely out of paper. He started out as a graphic design student at the National Institute of Design and it was here he fell in love with the art of paper engineering. He began to work with pop-up books and in 2009 participated in the International Artist Residency ‘The Idea of the Book’ in Khoj, Delhi following which he established himself as an independent artist and began exhibiting his works at shows in and around the city.
He was mesmerised by the geometry and magic of paper craft but he is now expanding to include more mediums of expression. His primary subject has been the city itself, the collective history of a metropolis while stories are either told or fade quietly into oblivion. As he puts it ’The simple life in a city, the beauty of its chaos, its power on its subjects and its magnetic nature irrespective of its weight, make way for my process.’ He works on the juxtaposition between organic and inorganic facets of the city, showing towering skyscrapers amid intricate flowers.

29 August 2016