Elijah Perkins is a fourth-year student in the college studying South Asian Languages and Civilizations and English. He has been folding origami for the last eight years. His exhibit displays some of the most technical models he has ever folded, not only to showcase his work but also the limitless possibilities of origami. Many of the works here were folded over two four ago, the shrimp by Yagob being his earliest folded. As his skills have grown over time, he has learned to appreciate simplicity in design. His favorite models are by no means the hardest ones he has folded – for example, the Simple Dragon by Shuki Kato shown in the collection. Its simplicity in the grander scheme of things allows much more flexibility when adding the artist’s personal flair. Origami can be as complex as imaginable; there is no limit to how many spikes or scales one can add, but eventually, it gets to a point where the artistry is lost. Elijah believes that creating art that is complex enough to be beautiful yet simple enough to be folded by everyone should be the goal of many origami artists. Some of Elijah’s most recent models are the Woolly Mammoth and Lyrebird by Satoshi Kamiya, Kusudama Malachite by Ekaterina Lukasheva, and Hedgehog by Imai Yudai.

 

Simple Dragon
18cm hand-dyed double washi
Shuki Kato

Simple Dragon
20cm hand-dyed washi
Shuki Kato

Giraffe
30cm satogami
Gen Hagiwara

Woolly Mammoth
24cm shadow thai
Satoshi Kamiya

Shrimp
30cm single tissue
Yagob

Sea Turtle
25cm stark
Jang Yong Ik

Lyrebird
(unknown)
Satoshi Kamiya

Dragonfly
30cm double tissue
Satoshi Kamiya

Pillbug
20cm double tissue
Kota Imai

Ant
20cm loopchi
Satoshi Kamiya

Corticious Unicolor
20cm notebook paper
Elijah Perkins

Beetle
30cm kraft
Elijah Perkins

Facehugger
30cm kraft
Donny Origami

Waterbug
20cm single tissue
Kota Imai

Kusudama Malachite
30 sheets of 7.5cm Kami
Ekaterina Lukasheva

Hedgehog
15cm Kami
Imai Yudai