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, Kristin and miniature model of the universe Davy McGuire is full of visual wonders, the last of which is presented in London Barbican season beyond

Davy McGuire grew up as an only child. He lived in his imagination, keeps loneliness by building small houses with small imaginary characters. A few decades later, it still is - but now with his wife, Kristin. Overall, the McGuires build worlds entirely of paper, which then gives them life with projections, optical illusions and the involvement of stakeholders.

"We never had to work with paper," says Kristin. "I just came out of curiosity. Modelers were not. I do not even know how to cut the paper. Ended up having to acquire the skills they have been good. "

The McGuires, including the latest installment, the role of the architect, opened in Leytonstone, East London, as part of the Barbican season beyond, are just two of a wave of modest but interesting to explore the creative possibilities of paper artists. Include book, creating exquisite Films DIY cuts cornflake-packet and a projector, and visual artist Yuken Teruya, including paper bags purchase can currently be seen in an exhibition titled - what else? - Document Saatchi Gallery in London. Even the advertising is having his Blue Peter moment: a city announcement on national television has a role emerge

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McGuires "in Bristol, where they work with her dog - cat named, but of course - and enter a world that feels like a last bastion of 19th century kingdom illusion and magic. lit paper butterflies dance in jam jars, a row of Edwardian houses complete with iron railings richly detailed and washing lines reminiscent of a doll house, and a rural scene with pool and trees cry until come to life.'s all done by hand entirely of paper. A smaller than the little finger represents hours of hard work for the couple, who met at university in the Netherlands exquisite cage, where Kristin, who was trained as a dancer, Dartington Davy Graduate threw in one of his pieces.

"I kept asking, we have developed a working relationship, we can have a private well?" Smiles.

two were interested in exploring the limits of performance (Kristin is a former national rhythmic gymnast), but neither imagined their lives would be so closely linked to the dough. One day in 2009, Kristin was shining a light behind a pop-up book, and began to wonder if it would be possible to turn a book into a play. Even Maguire are not quite sure what you need to describe what they do, which covers installation, dioramas, music videos, animations and performance.

• "Maybe I would not call a lot of what we do as a theater, but it was always strong theatrical elements," says Kristin. His first theatrical adventure pop-up, Icebook, was certainly different - an animated fairy tale mixed paper tricky and cunning in this respect that the experience was like falling head first into a pop history of childhood Everything was so fragile that it felt like. a dream.

The McGuires Icebook seen as a miniature map, and were surprised when it became an international success. "We think it is an opportunity to get out of a big show," said Davy, "but people appreciated the privacy." Kristin agrees: "When you start playing with the scale, makes people look in a new way his approach is different start to see all the little details and moments in history in a digital world, there is something attractive in something ... which is done by hand. With CGI, you can not discuss something as quick and easy, but when done by hand, you can see the beauty in imperfections. "

Davy
nods. "People always ask me how, but do not want to tell them. This is not just for business reasons, but because they want to keep the element of magic and surprise."

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