About

Emergent complexity is a hallmark of the physical world, so it should be no surprise that the original designer of the models in Josh Sodicoff‘s display is none other than Mother Nature (though the modules themselves are Thomas Hull’s PHiZZ units). Their diversity is best captured within the universe of viral capsids, the structure that protects their genomes. Viruses use the machinery of their hosts to synthesize and fold the proteins necessary to securely exit into the abiotic world. Icosahedral and helical geometries, like those reflected in my models, are ubiquitous, though some common viruses like HIV deviate.

Josh been a host for the origami virus for most of his life. This exhibit represents a very small fraction of his modular works, many of which have been recycled, distorted by gravity, or gifted due to the unfortunate fact that a finite number of them can fill a basket…or a room. He misses only a few of them; their essence is fundamental, and their structures are not difficult to find.

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Models

Helical, 138 subunits (PHiZZ)
A journal article on printer paper

Helical, 228 subunits
Mid-weight colored paper

Icosahedral, 90 subunits
Printer paper

Icosahedral, 120 subunits
Mid-weight colored paper

Icosahedral, 360 subunits
A mix of extra GSU flyers and colored paper

Icosahedral, 20 subunits
Mid-weight colored paper

Tessellation