Final Project
"this is not paper"
In my final project I knew I wanted to incorporate origami in some way. But I
wanted to challenge my knowledge in origami and paper. As an origamist, I wanted to translate the art in to a completely different art field. but doing it in a way that stays true to both techniques. in design there is a tenet: "Truth to matterials". my guide line was "truth to technique".
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I had made experiment is three different approaches: the first is how will paper and origami would react where ceramics is most comfortable; the second is how the ceramic matterial would react where paper is most comfortable; lastly, I wanted to see how they would react where each of them would have to give up a little for each other.
in the first approach I wanted to find out how much of the paper's attributes transfere to the ceramic object. Firstly I made a folded object, with no undercuts as to make the mold simple. after that I made a tradissional plaster mold, to which I cast the liquid porcelain.
In the second approach I wanted to find out if I can make porcelain act as if it was paper and wether i can fold it.
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After some experiments I was able to fold porcelain clay with paper and achieve a folded form. The porcelain was able to copy the paper's texture, the folded form of origami and the strength of the porcelain. I was able to execute rather complex origami manuvers.
Lastly, I wanted to find a way to merge the two art forms and create objects that are both aesthetic and usable. But more than that, I wanted to capture the soul of origami and paper with porcelain.
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Also I wanted to use the paper as a casting mold without using plaster at all. I wanted to find a flexible matterial to support the structure and a porous matterial to absorb the excess water. after several test, I found the pefect combination that allowed me to make three dimantional objects that inherits the best attributes of both origami and porcelain.
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