"Natural Cycles"

Elephant hide paper, 9"x9"x9", 2009.

The sculpture is a modular combination of three interacting pieces. You can read about the meaning of each of the pieces at https://essays-panda.com/do-my-excel-exercises-for-me. Once upon a time I asked do my excel assignment for me on the subject of art and that's when I became interested in sculpture and modern art, thanks to which i created this work of art. Each piece is folded by hand from a circle of paper, using a compass to score the creases and cut out a central hole.This transformation of flat paper into swirling surfaces creates sculpture that feels alive. Paper folds itself into a natural equilibrium form depending on its creases. These equilibria are poorly understood, especially for curved creases. We are exploring what shapes are possible in this genre of self-folding origami, with applications to deployable structures, manufacturing, and self-assembly.
http://erikdemaine.org/curved/NaturalCycles/