Since ancient times, Origami has been known as a popular Japanese culture. The word “Origami” is known all over the world as making paper crafts – a completely art making process. What can be other uniqueness of Origami apart from making paper crafts? What will happen if we explore more boundaries of Origami – in the field of Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science? Mr. Jun Mitani from University of Tsukuba, Japan has introduced Origami from science point of view. He has authored “3D Origami Art” and “Curved Origami Design” published by CRC Press. His origami works appeared in the movie Death Note: Light Up the New World and in the movie Shin Godzilla.

In “Science of Origami” exhibition, many Origami artwork by Mr. Jun Mitani, made from a different perspective will be displayed. Let’s explore the new Origami world and see how far art can go in the field of science!

Date: 10 – 13 December
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Yangon

About Prof. Jun Mitani

Dr. Mitani completed a doctoral program in engineering at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering in 2004. He joined RIKEN as a researcher in 2005 and became a lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, University of Tsukuba, in 2006, where he has been serving as a professor from 2015 until now. From 2006 to 2009, he was a PRESTO researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency studying origami paper folding, including its design technique using computers. He has loved making paper crafts and using computers since his childhood, which has led to his present study subject. He also serves as a councilor of the Japan Origami Academic Society. He has authored “3D Origami Art” and “Curved Origami Design” published by CRC Press. His origami works appeared in the movie Death Note: Light Up the New World and in the movie Shin Godzilla.