Colette Fu is a photographer, book artist and paper engineer based in Philadelphia, PA who makes pop-up books from her photographs. She teaches pop-up courses and community workshops with marginalized populations at various art centers, universities and institutions internationally. The large-scale, three-dimensional books she has created are filled with photographs that extend to the viewer in many layers. Fu created China’s largest pop up book during a residency in Shanghai. Pop-up and flap books originally illustrated sociological ideas and scientific principles; she constructs her own books on how our selves relate to society today. Fu received a Fulbright Fellowship in 2008 to create a pop up book about the 25 ethnic minorities living in Yunnan Province (China), where her mother is from. 25 of 55 minority tribes of China reside in Yunnan and comprise less than 9% of the nation’s population, with the Han representing the majority. She uses her artistic skills to spread knowledge and provide a brief portrait of their existence.
Table of Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Kung Fu Fighting Karate Retro Style Gift Idea Notebook: Notebook Journal
- 1.2 Motomix 04
- 1.3 Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting (51-96) (46 Book Series)
- 1.4 Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Powder - Pasture Raised, Grass Fed, unflavored 20 oz
- 1.5 NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Makeup Setting Spray, Matte Finish
- 1.6 Serpico Dots Lines Swirls Coloring Book: Anxiety Swirls-Dots-Diagonal Activity Books For Adults, Teenagers
- 1.7 Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing (51-96) (46 Book Series)
- 1.8 Rodent Sheriff Pest Control - Ultra-Pure Peppermint Spray - Repels Mice, Raccoons, Ants, and More - Made in USA (2)
- 1.9 14k Gold-Filled Polished Oval Pendant with Genuine Diamond Locket Necklace, 18"
- 1.10 Nature's Sunshine Tei-Fu Essential Oil.17 fl. oz, Pure Essential Oil Blend to Alleviate Minor Aches and Pains, Open Sinuses, and Relieve Headaches
Biography
Fu, born in Princeton, New Jersey, is the daughter of Chinese immigrants. After graduating from the University of Virginia, Fu traveled to China with a student tour and shortly returned for three years to teach English and, later, to study Mandarin and art. Fu traveled throughout Yunnan, where her mother, member of the Nuosu Yi community, was born, photographing various people in ethnic dress. After returning to the United States, Fu studied photography at Virginia Commonwealth University and Rochester Institute of Technology, where she began collaging images into detailed hyperreal fantasy scenarios.
Fu’s well-received pop-up book series include:
Louis Vuitton and Vogue China were Fu’s paper engineering clients. Vogue Asia, Canon Asia, Children’s Medical Center in Texas are also among them. Fu’s books can be found in the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Yale University, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Library of Congress and Yale University.
Last update 2021-08-06