As I was walking through midtown last week on my way to the office, I was surprised to come across a series of large-scale metal origami sculptures. I was running to an appointment, but vowed to look into them later. Then I forgot. So though I meant to write about them before they were gone, it turns out the exhibit was concluded a couple of days ago. Nuts.
I have since learned that they’re part of a sculpture project by American sculptor Hacer. The artist first became interested in origami when a volunteer at his foster home read the book Sadako And The Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr. In the novel, which is based upon a true story, a young woman is diagnosed with cancer. Her friend then tells her that if she can fold 1,000 origami cranes, she will be granted a wish. The concept captured Hacer’s imagination, and formed the basis of most of his large-scale art.
“Like the dynamic, formative process hidden by my seemingly simple designs, my work’s simple existence aims to elicit a dynamic response about the viewer’s relationship to their formative process: childhood.”
Hacer doesn’t seem to have social media, but you can learn more about his work on his website.
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November 24, 2021 at 8:55 am
These are absolutely wonderful! I love when people play with scale. I think it would be fun to feel like a Lilliputian among these sculptures.
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November 24, 2021 at 8:56 pm
Beloved laughs at me because sometimes when I’m alone, I eat with a demitasse spoon and a shrimp fork (because it makes me feel like a giant).
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November 24, 2021 at 10:03 am
I do like these….they must be heavy.
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November 24, 2021 at 8:57 pm
They must be. It gets very windy in that part of town, and I’m certain they never budged!
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November 24, 2021 at 11:07 am
I enjoyed looking at all of them. Hal
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November 24, 2021 at 8:57 pm
They really are fun! I like their colors, too.
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November 24, 2021 at 12:21 pm
I would love to see these in person! I especially love the turquoise colored dog. One would need a lot of talent to translate the origami figures to a larger scale!
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November 24, 2021 at 8:58 pm
I can’t imagine how the process would go. Did he form the steel in the bent position, or does he start with a flat sheet of steel like a sheet of paper?
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November 24, 2021 at 9:05 pm
i think he starts with one flat sheet of metal and bends it just like bending paper. Bending it requiress a lot of skill. More than I ever had,
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November 28, 2021 at 9:56 am
It’s very impressive stuff!
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