Cristian Marianciuc

To celebrate the arrival of Slm in Romania with Rosamundi, we invited the artist Cristian Marianciuc.

Cristian is a Romanian paper artist whose work revolves around the origami crane. Since 2014 he has been perfecting his very personal style which sees the humble yet beautifully symbolic traditional model of the crane come alive with the help of intricately cut wings, flowers, folkloric motifs and other decorative paper elements.

One of the central characteristics of his work is the concept of layering, in a literal but also a metaphoric sense. Each piece comes with a backstory, with increasingly personal references, a dedicated piece of music, and for his most recent collection – a fragrant muse. The notes of a fragrance are interpreted through textures, colours and carefully chosen shapes.

The end result aims to reflect the richness or the simplicity of a fragrance, offering up a multi-sensory and highly immersive experience.

hidden under the covers  under the cover of night  undercover    

beneath layers of fabric  under layers of skin  beneath tissue    

under protection by arches  surrounded by bones  and now racing    

drunk on devilish vapours  mischievous mists  ancient love potions    

this frail handful of flesh  shakes and quivers from fear and excitement and lust  

it stands to burst through the arches  through its cage made of bones through the layers  

then it stops for a moment until the vapours fill both lungs anew  

and they seize control of the body  just as a good love potion should    

and the internal infernal fire lingers on  leaving behind a trail like a cloak    

under the cover of night  undercover