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365 Days Of Origami : 213/365 - Origami Cat - Designed by Giang Dihn folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 25mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 273/365 - Origami Drake - Designed by Mike Case folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 30mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 291/365 - Origami Owl (Hibou) - Designed by Nguyen Hung Cuong folded by Me Fold time: 50mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 219/365 - Origami Rat - Designed by Eric Joisel folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 70mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 266/365 - Origami Fox - Designed by Dihn Truong Giang folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 30mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 261/365 - Origami Humming Bird - Designed by Robert Lang folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 60mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 263/365 - Origami Cerambycid (Longhorn) Beetle - Designed by Robert Lang folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 150mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 270/365 - Origami Frog - Designed by Robert Lang folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 75mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 286/365 - Origami Owl - Designed by Jacky Chan folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 15mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 269/365 - Origami Bear - Designed by Stephen Weiss folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 45mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 254/365 - Origami Polar Bear - Designed and folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 25mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 264/365 - Origami Rhino - Designed by Quinton Trollip folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 90mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 289/365 - Origami Owl - Designed by Evi Binzinger folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 15mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 225/365 - Origami Gazelle - Designed by Lionel Albertino folded by Ross Symons Fold time: 90mins -
365 Days Of Origami : 277/365 - Origami Western Dragon - Designed by Jun Maekwa folded by Me Fold time: 45mins
INTERVIEWED BY Michaela Stehr
VISI chats to Ross Symons about what the future holds for his awesome paper project.
A bit of background about Ross:
I’m 32 years old and live in Cape Town. I grew up in Jozi and moved down about four years ago. I quit my job seven months ago to start a business with a friend and origami took hold of my life, which I am now pursuing as a full time career. I now do origami installations/window displays, I sell my art, I teach origami and I want to work with brands and other artists on activations and campaigns.
Why paper?
I did not choose paper. It chose me.
I cannot say that I consciously decided that I wanted to become an origami or paper artist. I was always folding paper cranes while I was supposed to be working and I’d always tear the labels from my beer bottle and fold it into something. It was a creative outlet for me that eventually became an obsession.
What I love about paper though, is that it is something you can find anywhere. You can paint, draw or write onto it but it’s seldom that a single sheet gets turned into something. I enjoy turning a flat sheet into something 3D and recognisable.
What can we expect when 365 days have come and gone?
I started this project with one goal in mind, to prove to myself that I could do one thing every day for an entire year. So right now, that is all I am focusing on. What happens next year will reveal itself.
I would love to work with other artists, locally and internationally and keep inspiring myself and those around me to do what makes them happy.
We aren’t here for very long, so we might as well be doing what we enjoy and helping others do the same along the way. But I will be folding paper, that’s for sure…
What happens to your creations once you are finished folding?
Friends of mine are keeping many of them in their office, Wonderland in Woodstock as decoration. They are hanging on mobiles around their office. It looks really cool. But there are some that I will keep for myself as a reminder of what I did in 2014.
Do you do commissions?
Yes, I do commissions and sell folded pieces of my existing designs. I also set up origami window displays.
For more origami inspiration, visit his Facebook page, follow him Instagram or go to white-onerice.com.
