JR CHUO is a UK-based artist working with paper, whose practice examines climate systems through coral reef structures.

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Coral restoration project.

Through a partnership with environmental NGO Coralive, JR CHUO supports coral restoration projects in the Maldives and Madagascar, helping create a real-life ‘CHUO Reef.’

Corals planted so far: 256

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Mini CHUO Lines.

Set against clear acrylic, these paper cuts register light and shadow as shifting fields, extending the work beyond its physical surface.

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'Between Order and Chaos: The Paper Cut Art of JR CHUO’

‘Through hand-cut paper, acrylic, and filtered light, CHUO constructs complex visual systems that oscillate between organic growth and urban infrastructure’

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