Hello folks, Just as I mailed the invitation to Peter Engel’s conference, here is the other email that I didn’t send to this list last week. Enjoy! Register! Look forward to see you online!
___ Many of you know Xiaoxian Huang. She’s been in the world of paperfolding for several years and she’s the author of many charming diagrams that appeared in origami magazines. She masters color change and I especially love her 2-D (almost) figures that appear in the folded sheet like coming from a shadow theatre. Besides creating new models, Xiaoxian —who is from China but now lives in Barcelona with her husband Joan Sallas — studied Atmospheric Sciences and loves doing research on the history of paperfolding in China. Because this is a subject that has received little attention in the West (mostly due to the difficulty with the language), I thought to ask Xiaoxian whether she would be willing to give a virtual lecture for the Third Anniversary of the Museo del Origami in Colonia, Uruguay. She gladly accepted and we started working to develop the best presentation possible. Xiaoxian had so much information! It was hard to decide what to use, but she’s been so easy to work with! She prepared a Power Point which we ended using by converting it into an iMovie, where I, as her editor, was able to use, incorporating voice, music, subtitles, and even short videoclips that I’m sure will delight the audience. She will even teach us how to pronounce paperfolding in Chinese. The legend goes that when Lillian Oppenheimer had to choose a fancy name for paperfolding for a TV show in the 1950s, she chose “origami” (Japanese) because “zhe-zhi” was too hard to pronounce. Let’s see if we succeed! Xiaoxian is our magician, bringing these little videos from YouTube Chinese pages, and photos from libraries and famous museums in China. All about the many ways different Chinese groups and ethnicities have been folding paper for centuries. I’m sure this is going to be a memorable meeting and I heartedly invite you to register at Mixily: https://www.mixily.com/event/1595784226415839614 <https://www.mixily.com/event/1595784226415839614> The event (April 2) is a fundraiser for the Museum’s program “Fund for the Art”, which helps acquire origami art created by outstanding artists from different countries. And it will be two-folded! The first conference is Peter Engel's on March 26 (I sent an email about his presentation). Then on April 2 will be the turn of Xiaoxian Huang. The cost of the whole event is $10.00 (for both lectures). If you cannot afford but you are interested in attending, please send me an email. The events will be recorded for those who register but cannot attend. I hope we’ll have a good crowd! Peter Engel and Xiaoxian Huang have been working hard on their presentation. They deserve a large audience! Please register soon. I need the attendees number raise a bit more! :) Make yourself one of them! To buy your ticket, go to Mixily: https://www.mixily.com/event/1595784226415839614 <https://www.mixily.com/event/1595784226415839614> Thank you very much for reaching down to the end of this long email. I look forward to seeing you at Xiaoxian’s talk! Laura Rozenberg Museo del Origami Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
