It’s art upon art, as 92NY Art Center faculty member Sok Song invites you to use his ingenious sculptural Origami Vending Machine (OVM) to have your own beautiful piece of origami created.
Participants choose a piece of patterned paper and feed it into the Origami Vending Machine, where it is folded into an object just for them. It all takes only 60 seconds from start to finish, as you watch your creation being made on a digital screen. All ages are welcome.
The artist says, “This machine is my way of spreading joy through paper folding.” Come experience the magic and beauty of origami as never before, and discover what your day can (un)fold!
Participants will also have the opportunity to enter a raffle to win a free spot in Sok’s Origami for Everyone class!
The Origami Vending Machine is made possible in part by the NYC chapter of the Awesome Foundation a.k.a. AwesomeNYC:https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/nyc and will be making appearances across NYC in early 2024.
Learn more about the art of origami with Sok Song in these 92NY classes:
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This event is part of Teen Arts Week. Check out other free 92NY Art Center events and learn more about Teen Arts Week.
About Sok Song: Sok Song is a versatile interdisciplinary artist who incorporates traditional paper-folding along with his Korean heritage into various fine art forms such as sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and painting. An award-winning multimedia creator, he’s the founder of Creased, Inc., and the Origami Meetup Group (OMGNYC), and the author of multiple publications, including Origami Chic and Crease + Fold. Sok currently teaches origami and printmaking at the 92nd Street Y and has taught at other esteemed institutions like the American Museum of Natural History, MoMA, CUNY Hunter, and the Manhattan Graphics Center, as well as at international conferences and various public and private schools. His inventive design work has been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, L’Uomo, Marie Claire, Pop, Icon, Self, and GQ. Sok has become the first individual ever to receive a degree in Origami, thanks to the CUNY Baccalaureate program. Sok’s artistic journey also encompasses many honors such as a residency at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, an Awesome Foundation Award for his Origami Vending Machine, and an NEA grant via the Vermont Studio Center. Sok is a 2024 artist-in-residence at Makerspace NYC, where he’s employing origami to address immigration, border conflicts, and militarized zones, for a public sculpture in MakerPark.
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