Dear friends, I am back to the Museum Videolbrary after a hiatus of several weeks (in which I finished editing 47 videos on how to use paperfolding in the geometry classroom, a course that we developed with Stella Ricotti)
So this time I’m back with a very exciting project: the life of Miguel de Unamuno as a paperfolder. Most of you know that the great Spanish philosopher was an avid paperfolder. He wrote essays about his passion, he created models, and his legacy is apparent throughout Spain and Latin America, where many paperfolders from the early 20th century have acknowledged his influence. Our mutual origami friend Juan Gimeno of Spain did extensive research on the life of Unamuno as a paperfolder and, in fact, for a while, it was his doctorate project, which he didn’t finish. He continued gathering resources, and today he is by far the person who knows the most about Unamuno and his “pajaritas", having collected hundreds of references, some written by Unamuno himself and also by journalists of his time. Juan Gimeno compiled a PowerPoint and he recently showed it during an online gathering organized by the Venezuelan origami group. After watching this presentation, I suggested Juan to adapt the information for the Museum Videolbrary. The result is this series that we are starting to show today. The first part is about Miguel de Unamuno’s childhood. The link to the video is this: https://en.museodelorigami.org/diciembre-2020 <https://en.museodelorigami.org/diciembre-2020> Remember to turn on the English subtitles that you can find clicking on Settings in the YouTube screen. I hope you enjoy it and if you wish, drop me a comment. I’m always eager to hear from you. Kind regards, Laura Rozenberg
