I changed my focus to Emma Van Leest's paper cutting styles. As a Digital Media student I felt monotonous and tedious after handling digital equipment every single day. My selection of paper art technique for Media Arts subject gave me the perfect opportunity to step away from digital world and do something different. I thoroughly enjoyed the physical engagement with my art work as paper cutting involves a fully manual process. I exhibited my first work 'Paper Arts' , a collection of paper cuttings glued on a book at the exhibition held at Innovation campus of the University of Wollongong in July 2012. The collection was consisted with arts highlighting Sri Lanka's cultural as I wanted to demonstrate my background through the art as retaliation to the mistreatment I experienced. I have selected the theme Kandy Perahera as a continuation of my previous work , yet another work demonstrates Sri Lankan culture. The Kandy Perahera is a parade held once year in Kandy, the capital of Sri Lanka's last kingdom. The purpose of the parade is to pay homage to the Lord Buddha's tooth relic which is held in the Temple of Tooth, a castle which was later transformed to a temple. Artists from various parts of the country participate in the event performing to pay tributes to the tooth relic. They lead the Temple's main Elephant carrying a replica of the casket of the tooth relic. It was in the best interest of my art work to select unique