Folding art into science
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Photo by IITS - Creative Media Services
These intricate origami pieces were on display from Feb. 6 to 8 on the Hall mezzanine as part of an exhibition entitled “Folding Together: A Peace Building Project.”
The show of delicate paper works of art was brought to Concordia by the Peace and Conflict Resolution lecture series and organized by the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and the Science College.
The pieces, including the whimsical human figures above, are the result of a project based in Jerusalem, in which Israeli and Palestinian children learn the ancient Japanese art of paper folding.
Folding fanatics who missed the show won’t want to miss a lecture early next month by one of the world’s leading origami artists, Dr. Robert Lang. His free lecture “From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami,” presented by Concordia’s Science College, will discuss the impact of geometric concepts on origami, and even reveal how origami has influenced airbag and telescope design.
It takes place on March 2 at 8 p.m. at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall. For more information, call 848-2424 ext. 2595.