Neel Shrestha

Statement

I have been doing origami since elementary school. I have focused on interlocking origami modules and their mathematical properties, primarily creating polyhedral structures. I have been inspired by Meenakshi Mukerji's "Compound of Five Octahedra,'' which allowed me to use it as a stepping stone to creatively isolate various shapes and recreate them into new forms. Combining these slightly modified modules and my newly designed interlocking modules allows me to create different models.

Artworks

This piece explores prisms on top of different shapes. This model shows a truncated icosahedron, with pentagonal and hexagonal prisms on top of each face. There are 32 base pieces, (purple) and 90 strips of connecting pieces, (blue).