No ink. No pencils. Just shadows and light on folded white paper. German artist Simon Schubert creates gorgeous images of architectural masterpieces by folding plain, white cellulose paper. In the incredible animation below, you can follow a “ghost” through one of his fictional paper mansions. The video was created using 100 sheets of Schubert’s fine paper works. To show the intricacy of each frame, we have used images of some of his other works not found in the video. As a paper sculptor, Schubert is a master of shadow and light; the depth of each fold measures just millimeters, yet each one creates just enough shade to give them the illusion of palatial quarters. [Read more...]