Mr Jun Mitani is a professor of Information and Systems at University of Tsukuba, Japan. He studies so-called 'computational origami,' origami designed by a computer, backed by information technology.
Origami means 'paper folding' in Japanese. People enjoy the Japanese art form by folding something out of paper. The object could be two-dimensional and three-dimensional.
For conventional, traditional origami, usually there are detailed instructions to follow, and people fold paper accordingly. That means everyone is supposed to have the same outcome. If you are doing origami in a classroom-setting in Japan, what most likely to happen is that everyone makes the same thing in the same manner.
Professor Mitani thinks origami can be enjoyed and expanded more freely. If you can't make what the instructions say you can, that is alright. How about inventing a new origami design with a computer instead?
"I think origami is a bit more like a free play. It's not about following instructions correctly. It's about having fun," Professor Mitani said.
In the audio, Professor Mitani explains his style and shares the joy of origami.
Professor Mitani will hold a workshop on the 14th at the Sydney Origami Convention 2022, and he will give a free lecture at the University of Sydney on the 16th.
In the audio, Professor Mitani explains what his origami is and shares the joys of designing origami by using computer and folding it by hands.
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