The image shows a blue origami hippopotamus crafted from paper, displayed against a plain background.
Name/Title
(C) - Morollón, Ángel (Spain) - Hippopotamus
Entry/Object ID
2021.1.1
Description
Hippopotamus, made out of a square sheet of Canson MiTeintes, no cuts, no glue.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper "Canson MiTeinte"
Context
This model was brought to the Museo del Origami by Román Díaz from Uruguay, who received it from Oriol Esteve during an origami convention in Spain.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Morollón, Ángel
Role
Designer and folder
Notes
About the artist:
Ángel Morollón, an art school professor in Spain, discovered origami while teaching in Utrillas, using it to engage unmotivated students. Inspired by Akira Yoshizawa, he views origami as a sculptural art form, selecting paper to highlight texture and expression. His creative process is intuitive, working from memory and refining through trial and error. He values origami’s meditative nature and its ecological philosophy. Although he has taken commissions, Morollón prefers to keep origami as a passion rather than a profession, seeing it as a continuous source of artistic inspiration.
