Paper Transformed—Origami April 6–June 22, 2008
For at least 400 years, the Japanese have been folding paper for pleasure. Creasing a thousand cranes out of white paper (the only kind originally available) was thought to bring good luck. Before 1900, there were rarely more than thirty folds in origami patterns; now there may be hundreds—yet only one piece of paper may be used and it cannot be cut or glued. Whatever the final product, it must come from the original piece of paper. Nothing is added and nothing taken away. Although the advent of computer technology has expanded the ways in which patterns can be created today, this is still the essence of origami. This exhibition will afford visitors an opportunity not only to admire a breathtaking expanse of large- and small-scale works but also to create their own. Renowned origami expert Florence Temko has produced several unique folding patterns for visitors to use in the galleries. Paper Transformed – Origami was organized by Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California from its V’Ann Cornelius Origami Collection and will be exhibited for the first time on the East Coast at the Parrish. Bonnie Roche is the Designer/Coordinator of this exhibition on behalf of Mingei International.  The presentation of this exhibition is made possible, in part, through generous support from George P. Mills, Dorothy Lichtenstein, The Evelyn Toll Family Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. The Museum’s programs have been made possible, in part, through generous support from the property taxpayers of Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District.
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