Art in the Fold

ACCI Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition spanning the breadth of folded artistry, from fabric pleating to the fold-forming of metal, paper origami, two-dimensional representations of the fold, and more. As opposed to an additive or subtractive process, folding material into a sculpture is a transformation, adding nothing and leaving out nothing, "just" rearranging the shape. However, as seen in pleated fabrics or modern origami, the rearranging of the shape can be quite complicated and result in almost arbitrary two- and three-dimensional forms and patterns.

Folding is all around us in the natural world, its scale and materials ranging from insect wings to geological formations. Likewise, in arts and crafts, many sheet media are folded or shaped by folding, including paper, plastic, cloth, metal sheet, woven metal mesh. The process by which folding is done can range from simple creasing of paper to hammer-assisted foldforming of thick metal sheets. Surfaces shaped by folds may be dyed, painted, marked or textured before or after folding. This exhibition showcases the unmeasured ingenuity of work by artists and craftspeople who rely on or use folding in shaping the work itself or its support, or through the representation of folding or folded objects.

Curated by Goran Konjevod.

Participating Artists:

Alvaro Andres Alvarez, Ann Ben Shalom, Max Berg, Adrienne Biggs, David Bowman, Reed Bowman, Jacqueline Sarah Brown, Chris Conrad, Karen Edgerly, Suzanne Elliott, Tucker Gandy, Jess Gibson, Chuck Harlins, David Honda, Goran Konjevod, Simone Lassar, Sarah Liron, Kirk McCarthy, Linda Mihara, Gabriella O'Connor, Ekaterina Pavlovic, Bernie Peyton, Catie Riggs, Bernadette Robertson, Lucy Rudolph, Liz Schoyer, Onna Schwindt, Kathy Canfield Shepard, Junko Stickney, Meagan Stirling, Cindy Stokes, Ema Tanigaki, Elizabeth Tanner, Jasper Wang, Paul Wang, Kim Webster, Tanya Wilkinson, Eko Wright, Susan Zimmerman