Slash celebrates paper, be it cut, torn, burnt, folded, spindled, or mutilated. Oliver Herring is one of more than 50 artists working in the medium that are included in the exhibition.

Herring is a star on AB - he's featured in no less than 4 videos on the site, including a very nice brief bio at the link. Although the medium is different, the approach is very much the same: Herring forms a personal relationship with the subject(s), and that relationship becomes an important part of the creative process.

Herring has completed a number of photo sculptures, most of which are done in regular flesh tones and so are eerily life-like. photo: http://maxprotetch.com/main.html?id=8

This video was shot in Herring's studio, a few weeks before Alex was actually finished. The black parts of the model hint at how the work is created. Herring first creates a full-scale model out of carved foam, painted black. This model is the base for the cut-paper photos, which have been altered to show the bright colors you see in the finished piece.

If the videos here aren't enough for you, you should check out this very nice interview Herring did with WUNC back in November of 2009.