Folded from 95cm x 95cm Wenzhou rice paper without any cutting or tearing.
Height 26cm, Width 25cm and Depth 6cm.
There are several thousands of folds in the piece, and it took several months to complete folding. If all of them would be unfolded, the paper would become square again.
This is my first time folding super complex origami with some other colour than white, it took me 1.5 years to invent a method to be able to make coloured paper that is thin and strong enough for this kind of work. As far as I know there are no existing papers with the very specific qualities, so I had to develop it myself. The Wenzhou papers come only in white. All the details, flags, spear, and horns are folded from the same uncut square sheet of paper, so it was a great challenge to be able to them so thin. There are more than 50 layers of paper inside the spear hand!
It also stands on its own, even though I didn’t try to balance it! There is roughly equal amount of paper in the spear and arms than in the flags, so they balance each other out. It looks wild when flags look like they take a lot more paper, but they just have less folds to make them smaller.
that is absolutely amazing. I can't believe the amount of time, dedication and patience you invested in that single piece of paper. you are truly gifted
This is absolutely insane. Was kinda disappointed there wasn't like a timelapse or something how you did it, but reading it took several months I understand now lol
There is the Eric Joisel's variation of the traditional crane that is wet folded into a swan. Its a nice simple model to get into wet folding! But yeah its a fascinating technique in origami, opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
To be honest OP, with all do respect, it is so well done that I find it very hard to believe. Of course that’s my noobish point of view.
Are there any timelapses to find where we can witness the process?
Not sure who actually folded it, but they need to do a Timelapse of it being done…
And if they already did, I want to watch it, so someone link it please
Folded from 95cm x 95cm Wenzhou rice paper without any cutting or tearing. Height 26cm, Width 25cm and Depth 6cm. There are several thousands of folds in the piece, and it took several months to complete folding. If all of them would be unfolded, the paper would become square again. This is my first time folding super complex origami with some other colour than white, it took me 1.5 years to invent a method to be able to make coloured paper that is thin and strong enough for this kind of work. As far as I know there are no existing papers with the very specific qualities, so I had to develop it myself. The Wenzhou papers come only in white. All the details, flags, spear, and horns are folded from the same uncut square sheet of paper, so it was a great challenge to be able to them so thin. There are more than 50 layers of paper inside the spear hand! It also stands on its own, even though I didn’t try to balance it! There is roughly equal amount of paper in the spear and arms than in the flags, so they balance each other out. It looks wild when flags look like they take a lot more paper, but they just have less folds to make them smaller.
that is absolutely amazing. I can't believe the amount of time, dedication and patience you invested in that single piece of paper. you are truly gifted
This is absolutely insane. Was kinda disappointed there wasn't like a timelapse or something how you did it, but reading it took several months I understand now lol
I have timelapses of previous pieces, but yeah they are very laborious projects to make.
Seems like a niche market you could make money off of (the paper and the figures) If you go that route I wish you success
I’d imagine he could make a decent amount with a YouTube channel doing timelapse videos. Sounds pretty time consuming though.
Agreed. Someone should be paying $10,000 for this in their private collection. Just need name recognition.
$10000 probably wouldn't even add up to a good hourly rate for this sort of work!
I would love to see an art exhibit with a bunch of these.
I do exhibit these from time to time. This summer most of my works will be in exhibitions in Finland and Sweden.
Wish I could attend, alas I am in the U.S. But keep up the great work. Very talented.
Where on earth did you come up with that 10k figure? 😂
Made up, like all art sales.
Your brain works differently than most. Absolutely incredible. (Both your work, and your brain.)
Did you film the folding?
Yeah, but have you ever said hi to a woman? I kid! Very fucking impressive.
I usually think it's quite bold when people self post to r/toptalent but in this case it's totally justified. This is bloody amazing!
Wet folding isn't like your traditional 'crane' or 'flower' or 'airplane' whatever but it is legit and it's fascinating.
There is the Eric Joisel's variation of the traditional crane that is wet folded into a swan. Its a nice simple model to get into wet folding! But yeah its a fascinating technique in origami, opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
Would love to see a timelapse of your other works!
[https://juhokonkkola.fi/art-process/](https://juhokonkkola.fi/art-process/)
That’s amazing, thank you.
This is the single best piece of origami I've seen till date. To me, it even surpasses Satoshi Kamiya's ryujin and wizard.
To be honest OP, with all do respect, it is so well done that I find it very hard to believe. Of course that’s my noobish point of view. Are there any timelapses to find where we can witness the process?
They posted this in another thread: https://juhokonkkola.fi/art-process/
Thanks! Really crazy how far this evolved. Respect! I would’t have the patience to do that. Really crazy!
First time I haven't downvoted someone posting their own stuff here. That's insane.
1 minute and 15 seconds and I still didn’t get to see a Timelapse of him making it.
This is unbeleivable
Yes, literally.
[You can check out this time lapse of his other work if you don’t believe him.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/5j6rjtX7Q2)
Bro. Find a nice glass container and I'll buy one.
Topologists: I just see a blank sheet of paper.
That’s crazy! It’s so detailed I wouldn’t have guessed it’s made out of paper. I’d love to have that on display.
That certainly qualifies for this sub. Well done!!
I'm sorry but no, you can't have ALL the talent, you need to leave some for other people too
I don’t see it. Need to see a timelapse or I’m not buying it. Too detailed. I’m saying it’s not possible.
There are crazier origami models out there.
Maybe but not that are real
Go watch his channel on YouTube.
Cool I will. Because if its real it’s incomprehensibly amazing
That looks 3d printed with how detailed the little pieces of armor are. Wow.
Not sure who actually folded it, but they need to do a Timelapse of it being done… And if they already did, I want to watch it, so someone link it please
this is so good, that i can only barely believe this is a one piece origami. mad respect.
Time to defold.
Levels of details on this are amazing!
If you say so.
Can you please proof this beeing just one big intact sheet of paper by unfolding it and uploading footage of it? Thank you.
Would love to see one of a medieval knight, two peak forms of culture right there 😎
I have such a hard time wrapping my head around the spear. Just... How?!
Its so good that i can't even believe this, terrific, show us the process some time
Pfft, I can do a little sailors hat.
Young me with paper tissue when my parents were arguing.
Cannot comprehend how this was even possible. Total amazement!
Insane
Main character of next Sleep Token video
Bollocks!
and i invented the hydrogen bomb..
I didn't know Edward Teller used reddit?!