Alessandro Beber
Origami, the art of paperfolding, has strong connections with
mathematics. These are usually not so visible in the completed piece
when origami is representing living forms, as the math is hidden in
their structure. On the other hand, geometric origami fully display
these connections, which become part of the beauty of the completed
piece.
One of the fields I had been exploring in recent years, is that of
tessellations, periodic tilings of folds covering the entire surface
of a single sheet of paper, no matter how large it is.
Some of them are especially interesting when backlit, displaying
different shades according to the number of layers stacked on each
area. Others are used to represent optical illusions and other 3d-like
shapes.
A representation of the Menger Sponge, level 2, using an origami
tessellation technique I developed, allowing to create any shape
made of triangles and rhombi only, on a tessellated background.
Folded from a single uncut regular hexagon of paper.
An impossible object based on both the Penrose triangle and the
Sierpinski Triangle fractal, using an origami tessellation
technique I developed, allowing to create any shape made of
triangles and rhombi only, on a tessellated background.
Folded from a single uncut regular hexagon of paper.