Origami weekend

From April 30 to May 29, 2011 the Sieboldhuis is proud to present the exhibition Animal Parade. Origami by Akira Yoshizawa. Akira Yoshizawa (1911-2005) is the Grand Master of origami. He introduced the art of folding paper to a wider public, and is now known the world over for his folded (animal) figures. The works exhibited include a wide range of animal figures, from gorillas and seahorses to a she-wolf with Romulus and Remus, and demonstrate the unique liveliness that only Yoshizawa could bring to origami. This exhibition is being held by the SieboldHuis to mark the centenary of Akira Yoshizawa’s birth.

On the weekend of May 7 and 8 workshops will be held for participants of all ages to learn Yoshizawa’s original techniques, including his own invention of ‘wet folding’. There are special children’s workshops and workshops on wet-folding, which was invented by Yoshizawa.

Programme

Saturday May 7th
- Children’s workshops at 11:00h, 13:00h and 15:00h
- Workshop Origami according to Yoshizawa at 11:00h and 13:00h
- Workshop wet-folding at 15:00h

- Lecture Saadya Sternberg (Isr): The origins and aftermath of the 1955 Yoshizawa exhibition at the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum (in English) at 14:00h

Sunday May 8th
- Children’s workshops at 11:00h, 13:00h and 15:30h
- Workshop Origami according to Yoshizawa at 11:00 and 13:00h
- Workshop wet-folding at 15:30h

- Lecture Meike van Stigt Thans: The origins of origami as art form. Fee: €7,50 (Friends €5,00) excl. museum entrance fee.

The origami weekend is organized in association with Origami aan Zee and the Origami Society of the Netherlands.

The origami weekend is sponsored by Fonds Cultuurparticipatie.

Image: ©Asahi Shimbun