Name/Title
(C) - Mihara, Linda (USA) - Peace SphereEntry/Object ID
2016.4.1Description
"Peace Sphere", created by Linda Mihara, is a three-dimensional sphere composed of 18 cranes, all folded from a single sheet of paper. It draws inspiration from origami techniques described in the 1797 Japanese book "Hiden Sembazuru Orikata", which explores the art of folding multiple connected cranes from a single sheet without cutting. It is the result of years of refining this demanding technique. The free-standing spherical sculpture, required five years to perfect, including finding the ideal paper.Context
This model was donated by Linda Mihara, but before that it was part of the traveling exhibition "Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami". Co-curated by Meher McArthur and Robert J. Lang, it was organized by International Arts & Artists and toured many art centers in the USA from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, Meher McArthur helped arrange the donation and the transferring of the work from the IA&A facilities to the Museo del Origami in ColoniaMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Mihara, LindaRole
Designer and folder, inspired by Sembazuru OrikataDate made
2016Notes
Linda Tomoko Mihara (b. 1959, Japanese American) was introduced to origami at the age of six by her grandfather, Tokinobu Mihara, author of Origami—Japanese Art of Paper Folding. She is renowned for her intricate three-dimensional crane sculptures and is a master of the roko-an technique, which involves folding multiple cranes from a single sheet of paper. This method traces its origins to the 18th-century book Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (Secret Folding Methods for One Thousand Cranes). (Source: Meher McArthur and Robert Lang, Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami (Washington, D.C.: International Arts & Artists, 2011), ISBN 978-0-9662859-6-3.)