Exploring movement through colours and 3D forms

• • Anna specialises in parametric design
• • Her main inspiration is architecture, geometry and nature
• • Her works are displayed in galleries in London and the US

Anna Kruhelska is a visual artist creating abstract three-dimensional artworks made from folded paper. Her background, however, is in architecture and in her 15 year career as an architect she designed high-end residential buildings, 5-star hotels and luxury apartments in Russia, Malaysia and the UK. Although she enjoyed it, her professional work didn’t leave much room for artistic expression. Therefore, in 2018, she began experimenting with pleating fabrics later turning to paper which proved to be the best material for her work. What is striking about Anna’s work is that all the pieces are folded, glued and assembled by hand with meticulous attention to detail. The process is very repeatable as each relief consists of 40–1,000 individual pieces, but the artist finds it very calming and relaxing, almost like a meditation. The end result is fitted in wooden frames with a front glass eliminating light reflections which creates a unique effect dependent on the viewer’s perspective. Her parametric designs are exhibited in prestigious galleries such as the Woolff Gallery in London and LRFA in Houston and Dallas, US.