mlle hipolyte recreates a tropical jungle with hand-cut paper pieces

mlle hipolyte recreates a tropical jungle with hand-cut paper pieces
all images courtesy of mlle hipolyte

french artist and paper designer mlle hipolyte has recreated a ‘tropical jungle’ using pieces of vibrantly colored paper, cut entirely by hand. the mural replicates the lush and diverse assortment of botanical life and greenery found in a rainforest environment. simply shapes leaves of varied dimensions and species are carefully layered onto each other, forming a vibrant and intricate background wallpaper. circular leaf formations draw viewers into the five, three-dimensional animal figures incorporated into the composition. a red panda, a panther and three birds have been meticulously crafted with miniature paper pieces, which wrap around a geometric model of each creature’s portrait and frame. 

the red panda is surrounded by a colorful assortment of botanical life 

the paper jungle took about six hours to assemble on the wall 

a colorful blue ands red bird

a pastel toned parrot has paper ‘feathers’

the panther is made up of tiny blue and black paper triangles

yellow and white paper parrot 

the hand-cut installation mounted on the wall