DORA ECONOMOU / MOUNTAINS & VALLEYS
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16 Every origami starts with a mountain or valley fold. Subsequently, “mountains” are turned into “valleys” and vice versa, the sea breaths in and breaths out, the road rises and falls. I had successfully completed Kawasaki’s (Japanese master paperfolder) spiral snail twice in the past. Following step by step a tutorial on YouTube. As in most videos of this kind, all you can see on the screen is a pair of hands working around a tiny piece of paper. I cannot tell the sex or origin of the instructor. I’m working arms and legs surrounded by a piece of paper that takes up almost as much space as the spread out surface of my skin would. A friend once commented that this would be a considerable piece of land if it was stretched sufficiently. It took my five attempts to correctly fold the spiral snail this time. The misses turned out beautiful and very expressionistic. I want to fold another one and then unfold it and even it out to trace the marks and distress on the material. Most of Kasahara’s (Other Japanese master paperfolder) animals begin with the bird base. The bird base is also the starting point for the crane model. I have folded 1000 origami cranes. Supposedly, I’m granted longevity and a wish. Tinos, July 2017