“Between the folds” Documentary about the art & science of folding paper in the modern world through an ancient technique.
Widely awarded and acclaimed in film festivals, this movie covers the ancient technique of Origami (paper folding) and Pepakura (papercraft) originating from Japan, and how it is used nowadays by renowned scientists and artists, MIT and NASA included. They do it as a way for representing mathematics, to experiment with geometry and prototyping, or just to express beauty through art. I strongly recommend watching this inspiring and revealing film about a intriguing technique with plenty of potential.
Directed by Vanessa Gould from Green Fuse Films
And for the ones wanting to step further, you can download and experiment with Pepakura Designer, a program for converting 3D objects into paper sculptures. Or take a look at the work of other artists for inspiration, like Richard Sweeney, one of my favourites, or Isaac Salazar and Taras Lesko. Also, there are some good websites around this, like Pleat Farm and huge Flickr Galleries with examples.
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| Icosahedron by Richard Sweeney | Read Cursive by Isaac Salazar |
You can see the Trailer of the movie below and if you like it