Anatomical Cross-Sections Made with Quilled Paper

Artist Lisa Nilsson constructs anatomical cross sections of the human body for her Tissue Series, using rolled pieces of Japanese mulberry paper, a technique known as quilling or paper filigree. Each piece takes several weeks to assemble and begins with an actual photograph of a lateral or mid-sagittal cross section to which she begins pinning small rolls of paper. Depending on its function she rolls the paper on almost anything small and cylindrical including pins, needles, dowels, and drill bits.