Name/Title
(C) - Hull, Tom (USA) - Hybrid Unit IcosidodecahedronEntry/Object ID
2016.14.1Description
Hybrid Unit Icosidodecahedron:
Sixty 15 cm squares of duo red/black origami paper, interlocked with no glue.Context
Between 2012 and 2016, this model went on a four-year journey with "Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami". Organized by International Arts & Artists, it became one of its most successful traveling exhibitions, welcomed by museums and libraries across the United States.To build on the legacy of the project, co-curator Meher McArthur proposed that, at the end of the tour, a version of it find a permanent home at the Museo del Origami, which, at that time, was still under construction in Uruguay. As a result, many of the works from the exhibition were generously donated by the artists and became the foundation of the museum’s collection.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Hull, TomRole
Designer and folderDate made
2011Notes
About the artist:
Tom Hull (b. 1969, American) is an associate professor of mathematics at Western New England University in Massachusetts and a leading expert on the mathematics of paper folding. His research has helped establish key mathematical principles in origami and brought attention to important but previously overlooked contributions by other scholars in the field.
Hull is deeply committed to education and often blends origami with mathematics in his teaching. He has taught students at all levels—from high school to advanced university seminars—how folding can illustrate complex mathematical ideas.
His book Project Origami explores how origami can be used to teach not only geometry, but also subjects like calculus, abstract algebra, and topology. Most of his own origami creations are modular forms that highlight the close relationship between math and art.
(Source: Meher McArthur and Robert J. Lang, Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami (Washington, D.C.: International Arts & Artists, 2011), ISBN 978-0-9662859-6-3.)