Garden Blooms with Origami-inspired Metal Sculptures May 7
Friday, May 6th, 2022
The delicate nature of folded paper meets the massive stature of metal sculpture during Origami in the Garden May 7 – October 16 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
The traveling exhibition features 19 installations of nearly 70 larger-than-life sculptures inspired by origami – the centuries-old Japanese art of folding paper – created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box in their largest outdoor display to date. Throughout the Midtown garden, look for massive sculptures – which begin with folded paper and are mostly fabricated or in some cases cast in metal -- of flying birds, emerging butterflies, blooming flowers, grazing deer and other flora and fauna themes.
A highlight of the exhibition is Kevin Box’s most ambitious work, “Master Peace,” a 24-foot-tall monument in Howell Fountain depicting 1,000 stainless steel origami peace cranes, recognized worldwide as a symbol of peace. The monument is composed of 500 cranes, while the other 500 are scattered around the world in individual collections and represented in the exhibit by reflections in the fountain’s pool of water below.
The traveling exhibition features 19 installations of nearly 70 larger-than-life sculptures inspired by origami – the centuries-old Japanese art of folding paper – created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box in their largest outdoor display to date. Throughout the Midtown garden, look for massive sculptures – which begin with folded paper and are mostly fabricated or in some cases cast in metal -- of flying birds, emerging butterflies, blooming flowers, grazing deer and other flora and fauna themes.
A highlight of the exhibition is Kevin Box’s most ambitious work, “Master Peace,” a 24-foot-tall monument in Howell Fountain depicting 1,000 stainless steel origami peace cranes, recognized worldwide as a symbol of peace. The monument is composed of 500 cranes, while the other 500 are scattered around the world in individual collections and represented in the exhibit by reflections in the fountain’s pool of water below.
