Paper Sculpture: Nimbus III by Samuelle Green

Thousands of paper petals, and the distinct feeling that it might be growing.

Nimbus III is a contemporary paper sculpture by Samuelle Green, from the United States, made of archival UV treated paper. Contemporary paper artists have pushed a humble material well past the flat sheet, and work like this depends on repetition, patience and light. Black curved petals overlap in dense whorls, massed into a broad, lobed form like a cloud bank or something from the sea floor. Pale undersides catch the light along every edge. It measures 42 inches wide, 10 deep and 28 high.

Dusting it will be a matter of faith.