# Topographic Peepers Noriko Ambe Cuts Through Books to Create Multiple Eyes By TrendHead | Published 2009-03-23 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multiple-eyes-artworks-cutting-through-books-by-japanese-artist-noriko-ambe References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/19891/) & [norikoambe](http://www.norikoambe.com/index.html) The artist Noriko Ambe, born in Saitama, Japan, makes the most amazing artwork by cutting through layers and layers of papers, usually books, to create [layered images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripples-collection), as seen in the gallery above. These crazy portraits with multiple eye formations look like landscapes forming within each page. Truly amazing work. “It looks like annual rings of a tree or [topographical map](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/topographic-coffee-table) or waive, but it isn’t,” the artist describes. “It is absolutely the traces of actions of a person, which is me. So to speak, I have been mapping the mysterious land between physical and emotional geography. I want to attain something sublime. The entrance of the way is detail. The detail is the key point of nature, and we are part of nature.” ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Book-cutting Art:** The trend of creating art through intricate book-cutting techniques presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the art and book publishing industries. - **Layered Images:** The creation of layered images using various mediums could lead to disruptive innovation in the fields of graphic design and advertising. - **Personalized Mapping:** The trend of creating personalized maps by tracing one's actions and emotions presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the technology and e-commerce industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art:** The book-cutting art trend offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the art industry by exploring new methods of creating and presenting art. - **Book Publishing:** The book-cutting art trend offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the book publishing industry by creating unique and visually stunning book designs. - **Graphic Design:** The layered images trend offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the graphic design industry by creating new approaches to visual communication and branding. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Origami-Inspired Porcelain Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saori-matsushita.md) - [Paper-Made Mosaic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-life-architecture-exhibition.md) - [Paper Curvature Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves.md) - [Laser-Cut Urban Artistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laser-cut-city-maps.md) - [Starry-Eyed Dichroic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starryeyed-dichroic-sculpture.md) - [Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aleph-geddis.md) - [Intersecting Dimensional Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diorama.md) - [Sculptural Mixed-Media Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-echoes.md) - [Sculptural Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmenti.md)