I was totally blown away by Cutters from Turkish animator Ahmet Serif Yildirim, especially as I first took it to be a paper craft piece. However a scan through the Vimeo comments set me right as to the piece’s digital nature (created in Maya), which I think has left me even more impressed given the tactile feel of Cutters’ composited ‘materials’.
Of course I dug through the rest of Yildirim’s films and unearthed another gem called Play which is worthy of your time. He’s definitely one for us all to watch!