Artist Jack Elliott highlights human-nature relationship by 3D printing a tree out of paper

Humans and trees have a connection that goes beyond our reliance on them for wood and paper. After all, it is trees that give us the oxygen we need to breathe. Artist Jack Elliott, an associate professor at Cornell University, may have a stronger connection to trees than most, as many of his art pieces are based on the leafy giants.

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