Origami Documentary Between The Folds
Between the folds premieres tuesday december 8 on independent lens.
Origami documentary between the folds. And an artisanal papermaker who folds impressionistic creations from the very same medium he makes. Between the folds chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard earned graduate degrees all to forge unconventional. Directed by vanessa gould and broadcast on independent lens the film received a 2010 peabody award.
The fact that she spends a large amount of time making the connection between origami mathematics science and the teaching of the former two subjects suggests that this is becoming a. Through origami these offbeat and provocative minds are reshaping ideas of creativity and revealing the relationship between art and science. Notable origami artists featured in the film include erik and martin demaine tom hull éric joisel satoshi kamiya robert j.
A hyper realist who walked away from a successful physics career to challenge the physics of a folded square instead. The film paints an arresting portrait of the remarkable artistic and scientific creativity that fuels this ever changing art form fusing science and sculpture form and function ancient and new. Between the folds chronicles 10 of their stories.
Mathematical origami pioneers like jun maekawa and peter engel designed complex and. This comes from the heart of the mathematical nature of origami where researchers ask questions about possible manipulation of shapes in space. The film features interviews with and insights into the practice of these intrepid paper folders between the folds opens with three of the world s foremost origami artists.
Gould says between the folds is the only documentary ever made on the subject of origami. Between the folds is a 2008 film documentary about origami. A former sculptor in france who folds caricatures in paper rivaling the figures of daumier and picasso.
Together they reinterpret the world in paper creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art science creativity and meaning. Between the folds chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard earned graduate degrees all to forge unconventional lives as modern day paper folders. Between the folds chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists and intrepid scientists who abandoned careers to forge unconventional lives as modern day paperfolders.
Today origami has expanded to incorporate advanced mathematical theories as seen in between the folds.
