Growing up in Hong Kong and the United States, Andrew always had a passion for art. However, when it came time to choose a career, he opted for Fashion Design instead of Fine Arts. This seemed more practical, never daring to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the inevitable and emotional stay-at-home order transitioned the reality and priorities of daily life. He began working with cardboard boxes as a fun activity with his children as an escape from the monotonous stress of the imposed and indefinite isolation. This play turned into a passion as Andrew reiterated these cut-out designs and models into more intricate forms of portraiture. Paper became the preferred medium. Attaching and lifting the simple cardboard cut-outs perpendicular to the substrate to build three-dimensional works of art that allow light to illuminate hues and articulate shadows, creating an elaborate portrait full of depth and feeling. The process is...