Yama-ori Tani-ori

その紙の立体は、想像の中では向こう側に折れたり、手前に倒れたり、浮いたり、バランスを保ちつつ立っている。ストイックな白の濃淡だけの連続。しかし、ふとあらわれる写真を見ると、紙の陰影の階調の豊かさに気づき、驚かされる。黄色の境界の向こう側に広がるモノクロームの世界。
I imagined a 3D paper structure being folded away or folded in, floating or standing on its own. The continuous shift can be recognized in the varying shades of white. As a photographic version appears in the midst, one may recognize and be well surprised by the eloquence of which the slight gradation conveys with the shadows from the paper. Beyond the boundaries of the yellow frame lies a monochromatic universe.
Literally, yama-ori means to fold away or fold out while tani-ori is to fold in. Individually, yama means mountain and tani means valley. Ori is to fold.
245×208mm Ⓒ2012 Tomoko Yamashita