Punica

2019

Width 24", Height 26"

Hi-tec Kozo, stainless steel, LED

Folded from four pieces of  Hi-tec Kozo paper. LED globe to provide warm and bright light. 

 

This light art can be folded flat. Using semi-generalized Miura-ori with divots added, this folded light art creates a smooth-curving profile that is similar to a sine wave.

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For more information about this folded light art, check out this article and an artist statement here:

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Wu, J. (2020). Semi-generalizing Miura-Ori with Divots into Rotationally Symmetric Lampshades with Smooth Curving Profiles, Proceedings of Bridges 2020: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science, Virtual Conference:

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Wu, J. (2020). Punica: Folding Miura-ori with divots, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, Volume 14, Issue 1-2, pp. 170-172. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/17513472.2020.1733914

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Photo Courtesy of Tingge Guo