Next Level Hobbies: Life-like cardboard sculptures

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This Japanese artist makes life-like cardboard sculptures! She uses the unlikely medium of cardboard to create artwork inspired by popular culture, from anime robots to models of tanks and fighter jets, a life-sized gun to a full McDonald's meal.

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00:00I think cardboard is a box for storing important things.

00:11I think it's a box to protect important things, but it's a waste to throw away things that are only for the side.

00:19It's a waste to throw away cardboard, so I thought it would be a good idea to use it to create something new.

00:31I started using cardboard.

00:43My name is Monami Ono. I make works out of cardboard.

00:52I make whatever I like out of cardboard.

00:57I cut the cardboard with scissors, glue it on, and shape it.

01:07I'm just a normal person, but I want to prove that you can become a professional if you keep doing what you like.

01:17I think cardboard is an essential part of our daily lives.

01:21Now that we're in the middle of a pandemic, we can't just go out and buy things.

01:26When we go to Amazon or buy things online, we always end up in a cardboard box.

01:37I think it's fun to cut something up and come up with ideas.

01:42I want to say that if you cut something up and come up with ideas, you can make something fun.

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