Modular Kirigami by George Hart

Workshop: 12-Card Star Construction
by George Hart
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 1 PM
Charles B. Wang Center Chapel at Stony Brook University (thewangcenter.org)

Tickets: $10 (General) / $5 (Students/Seniors ages 65 and up). Fee includes all materials.
The workshop is limited to 50 participants.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to make an intricate construction from playing cards. The cards are both slotted and folded, so ideas from both modular origami and modular kirigami are involved. Each participant can take home their own unique construction.

Lecture: Modular Kirigami
by George Hart
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 6 PM
Charles B. Wang Center Theatre

Free Admission!

Related to origami (paper folding) is kirigami (paper cutting) and just as modular origami involves assembling many identical pieces of folded paper, so modular kirigami involves assembling many identical pieces of cut paper to make a beautiful symmetric structure. This talk will be a highly visual introduction to the techniques of modular kirigami and some of the mathematical ideas that underlie it.

About the Artist

George W. Hart is a research professor at Stony Brook University and an interdisciplinary sculptor, mathematician, computer scientist, and educator. His geometric sculpture is recognized around the world for its mathematical depth and creative use of materials. He is a pioneer in the use of computer technology and 3D printing in the design and fabrication of sculpture. Examples of his artwork can be seen at major universities, such as M.I.T., U.C. Berkeley, Duke University, Princeton University, and Stony Brook University. He is the associate editor for sculpture of the Journal of Mathematics and the Arts and is a co-founder of the Museum of Mathematics. Hart holds a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT (1977), an M.A. in Linguistics from Indiana University (1979), and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (1987).

About the Charles B. Wang Center

Central to the Charles B. Wang Center’s mission is the encouragement of an ever-deeper understanding and enjoyment of Asian and Asian American arts and culture by diverse local, national and international audiences through public programs. These programs include exhibitions, films, lectures, workshops, performances, and educational discussions. For more information on cultural programs visit www.thewangcenter.org. Visiting Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 8:00 pm.