Folding's fine, but not spindling or mutilating. Taping and trimming are also taboo.
Submissions for the fourth annual Student Origami Competition are due in the Office of the Arts (Room E15-205) by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The competition, open to MIT students and sponsored by the Office of the Arts/Student & Artist-in-Residence Programs, the MIT Japan Program and the office of Associate Professor Erik Demaine, is designed to promote interest in origami within the MIT community and to showcase student work.
Models must be made entirely by folding -- no glue or tape can be used -- although they may be modular. Both original designs and credited executions of existing designs are welcome and will be judged in separate categories by a jury of origami experts. Past submissions have included everything from bugs and flowers to stars and helixes. Winning entries will be exhibited in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.
For more information, or to see images of past submissions, visit http://web.mit.edu/arts/special_programs/studentp/origami.html. Or, e-mail Irene Brisson, irony@mit.edu.
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on January 25, 2006 (download PDF).
