Thai artist Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew paints over layers of draped thread and netting and produces mesmerizing three-dimensional artworks, often portraits of his own family members. His distinct style illustrates and explains the inevitable cycle of birth, aging, and death in all our lives, as explained in Buddhist philosophy.

Each work consists of layers of canvas, sheer fabric and netting set within a deep encasement, with pieces of loose thread deliberately draped and woven throughout. The artist then carefully hand-paints or screen prints his figures on each layer, resulting in mesmerising three-dimensional scenes that seem to shift with our own movements, as we peer deeply into the glass to study each layer, or take a step back to consider the whole. Check out these videos to see how they look.