Ale Rambar is a Costa Rican artist that makes 3D art using layers of paper. During his time as an architect back in 2013, Rambar was drawn to the beauty of topographic maps. He found the concept of the topographic map with 2D layers transforming into 3D elements and this concept became his main artistic work.

Rambar makes each of his pieces by analyzing and following the topographic map of human bodies from their bumps and crevices to their indentations and protruding elements. He sketches out everything to perfectly map out each person’s topography.

“Each piece is cut separately, layer by layer, and then assembled by hand to create ‘human topographies’” as his work. The reason Rambar enjoys using paper is that he is drawn to how clean and crisp the end results are once you learn how to manipulate the paper properly.

Rambar believes that art should try to change society and bring attention to issues that are a part of our daily lives. This is why Rambar uses his work to open conversations about the experiences of sexual identity or the discrimination people have felt from their identities.