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 snub dodecahedron has 20 modules, using 6 x 6 inch paper. Each sheet needs to be folded into an equilateral triangle, then the modules are made from the triangles. Each module has 4 of the 80 triangles on a snub dodecahedron, and the empty space creates the pentagons.