Things themselves are nothing more than" folds "or" wrinkles " of space, places of special curvatures of it. Father Pavel Florensky The multi-dimensionality of origami can be understood allegorically and literally. On the one hand, origami is much broader than the usual definition of "the art of folding paper". Not only "art", but also technique, game, aesthetics. Not always "folding", but also cutting, bending, and articulating. Not necessarily "made of paper", kinetic structures, frames, and other elastic and even solid materials are formed. On the other hand, the main advantage of origami is precisely its multidimensional nature. In other words, to build a figure, it is possible and necessary to step over a simple appearance and move into an imaginary space, which in fact turns out to be a higher-level reality. There, in the world of "pure ideas", the impossible is possible and the impossible exists. By bringing out "imperishable treasures," the inventor and artist find and" appropriate " something that has no authorship in the ordinary sense of the word. Perfection that is not invented, but borrowed, becomes the highest value and serves as a role model and sublime inspiration. An origami figure made from a single surface is a formula of ingenious simplicity, a particle of the higher "world of ideas". WHEN EVERYTHING ADDS UP Origami surprises with its technological "simplicity". From a whole sheet of paper without tools and connecting parts, without tearing or gluing the surface, the origami master folds shapes. Like a fakir with his bare hands from the void, he "materializes sensory ideas", guessing the solution of complex mathematical problems on the go. One can't help but have a strange desire: what if these unique abilities are "made to work"? So that the necessary things, as if out of thin air, would automatically add up and unfold with a simple push of a button or an effort of will. It is difficult for an adult to believe in this fairy tale. Perhaps that is ... Read more