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Origami, meaning “folding paper” in Japanese, reflects the essence of creativity: making something out of (basically) nothing. Start with a simple square piece of paper. Apply the art of origami, folding the paper in a creative way to produce an elegant object—a soaring bird, gliding plane, galloping pony, floating boat, or an emerging butterfly. Artist Kevin Box takes origami to another level, transforming paper into museum quality metal sculpture through processes he has pioneered in teamwork with foundries, fabrication shops, and his studio staff.

ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN, an exhibition created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, features Box’s own compositions as well as collaborations with world-renowned origami artists Robert J. Lang, Te Jui Fu, Beth Johnson and Michael G. LaFosse. These remarkable artworks feel at home in the wondrous setting of botanical gardens, since paper originates in plant life and origami is made of paper. Gardens and art are both openings into broader connections around the globe, over time, and between the human and natural worlds. And gardens, like origami, begin with little—the tiniest of seeds—and burgeon through artful attention into glorious displays of flowers, bushes, and trees. 

“Origami animals, blooming flowers, crumpled ideas and innovative abstraction are all themes that inform the surface of my work,” Kevin Box said. “Every piece has a title, a reason and a purpose in contributing to the story I am telling beneath the surface. Motivating the content of the work are my concepts of truth, my philosophy of chaos and consciousness, creation and evolution, the process of creativity and relationships, and responsibilities to one another.”

Watch:

ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN Documentary: STREAM HERE
A short video of ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN: OiG Video
A longer video documentary by NOVA: The Origami Revolution

Experience:

A virtual tour of ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN at Naples Botanical Garden
A virtual tour of the studio and sculpture garden where ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN is created.

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ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN shares a mission with botanical gardens: to grow and inspire audiences of all ages and backgrounds, using our common love of plants, animals, and art to educate, enrich, and connect us with nature and each other. As an outdoor sculpture show, Origami in the Garden is available to public gardens in various scales and configurations. As Jennifer Box puts it, “We are pollinating beauty across the country!”