Saturday, 19 December 2015

Origami Penguins

I've recently worked two days with Antony Barkworth-Knight on his latest project for the Manchester based band, Go Go Penguin. We're creating some visuals for the band's tour which will be projected behind them on stage. This is Antony's project so he's running the show and doing all the film work, but he's had me in studio creating various origami paper shapes for the content. 
These visuals correspond to the music video he made for Go Go Penguin's new album, so they have a cohesive look for the tour. Although, he's gone for more variety in the paper constructions he's had me making, and I've been developing geometric and organic structures rather than following traditional origami techniques of creating recognisable shapes such as animals. 
I've been experimenting with a variety of folds, modular pattern making, different types of paper and using scored lines and slices to create 3D paper models. 
I'm reliving the Paper Structures module in Art Foundation and it's been rather lovely to spend two days remembering all those techniques and inventing new ones. 

This video is the work Antony did for Go Go Penguin's new album and the premise upon which we've been working for the new tour visuals.

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