Myriam Boucher-Pinard, Tailor Dresden

Statement

The idea was born upon the exploration of tessellations, as our research considers origami models from the likes of Ron Resch and Paul Jackson. We thought it would be interesting to observe the behaviour of tessellations on fabric, to observe motion in space and the potential of adding structure to an otherwise flat surface. The artwork presented is the reproduction of the tessellation through 3-D printing; the PLA was directly printed onto the fabric, and when all of the strings are pulled at once, the tessellation folds onto itself in the waterbomb style. The future direction of this artwork shall be to create self-folding origami (automate the motion of the tessellation) and potentially integrate it into clothing.

Artworks

The inspiration for this artwork comes from origami and its applications; the geometry behind origami has a lot more untapped potential in the mixing of materials and flexibility. This piece used a Waterbomb Tessellation and explores the motion of tessellations in space. The strings are placed to encourage the valley folds naturally occurring in origami, so that the fabric organically creates the mountain folds and thus the muslin creates a much more fluid and flexible motion to the model, while the PLA provides the rigidity to stop the folds at the desired angle. This artwork seeks to inspire a new generation of origami applications.