Artist Thomas Allen cuts images from book covers to create 3D scenes:
With simple lightning and the use of simple tools (i.e., scissors and razor-sharp knives), figures are cut out, bent and juxtapose in ways that present the tension and dynamics of staged drama.
http://www.thomasbarry.com/allen_c1.html via J-Walk Blog | Photo: Thomas Barry Fine Arts
i don't know how a flat peice of paper would be able to be in focus in on place and out of focus in another without appearing bent