First emerging in Japan in the Asuka period of about 538 to 710 C.E., the intricate woodworking practice of kumiko has since spread worldwide. Once reserved for screens or inlaid panels in handmade ...

The interlocking rectangles did not indicate a fearful home-owner but the potential movement of a manhole. A cross did not mean a “good target”. It’s real meaning was a water pipe location.

The installation is created from interlocking FSC-certified card stock paper cut into four-by-six inch rectangles. The paper material can also be printed in custom patterns or colors.