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Paper is artist Magda Ksiezak’s medium, and she’s using it to celebrate the Melbourne summer. It’s happening, and the anticipation is building. The air is warm, the sky is blue, the bars and restaurants are overflowing, and the city’s calendar is filling with fun events. Summer is here and it’s time to celebrate, both a season of doing what we love best and Melbourne’s incredible creatives – the people who give this great city its unique quality. So, we’ve called in the big art guns to create
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a paper-based party for the cover of this edition! Having studied photography in Canberra, Magda Ksiezak moved to Melbourne in 2005 and expanded her skills at RMIT. Now she creates incredible, brightly coloured paper craft to create vibrant, playful images.
“There’s an element of magic in it, and that’s when the tangible collides with illustration and design,”
says Magda. “Is it computer generated? Is it real? Well, it’s a bit of both and it involves a lengthy process, which for me makes it interesting.” Others also find its possibilities interesting, and Magda has collaborated with brands like Pizza Hut and Dulux, as well as Melbourne institutions, including Triple R, the Melbourne Museum and AFL Kids. For this summer's front cover, she wanted to capture the sense of anticipation the arrival of the season brings. “It’s something we’re all
