For you, klynn, I'll tell. I was really cheesed off about the score, but ill give away my secret anyway.
Quite a few of you got the answer... sort of.
It is paper, and it's tied up on string in front of my monitor. Unfortunately, in basic editing i had to get rid of the string with heavy applications of levels, so I couldn't get the three dimensional appearance that i was hoping for. All the levels and contrast made it appear all three paper cutouts were in focus, which is not the case.
So congratulations to Sheryll for getting the right answer. And for those who guessed paper, you can be the runners up. :P
"This photo has been validated." - i get why they might have requested this as it looks like something painted in photoshop ;) I think the white space at the top conflicts with the bit at the bottom left and a crop from the top would benefit it. But that is looking at it from a peice of art rather than a photograph, and in this instance i am voting on a photograph and it is just a bit too much out of the comfort zone of leniancy in voting, but still it has it's merits. As for what it is... white peices of paper curled up and put on something black, inverted and contrasted to death? ;)