Andrew Yang

Statement

Origami is at its core a transformative art form - you add and remove nothing of material from the sheet of paper you start with, you simply make folds within it. Given the finite boundaries of a sheet of paper, one might ask how much detail can you express in a model? I suggest that by using recursive, fractal-like forms, we can extend the depth of detail within the paper to infinity, reaching greater levels of expression! We can try to mimic different kinds of recursion from nature to create more organic forms in origami. When not doing origami, Andy is researcher in computer science and linguistics, with a particular interest in formal logic.

Artworks

This recursive origami design is based off of my family. Three 4-legged creatures are bound recursively into one 12-legged creature - The head is my father, who passes his love and wisdom down to me, and then the same to my younger brother. The design could repeat indefinitely with more and more smaller legs, but we stop here for practical reasons.