ABOUT HIMANSHU AGRAWAL:

Himanshu has been specializing in this technique since 1989. He specializes in large-scale Origami and has received numerous awards for the same, most notable being 5 Limca Book Records (20 ft. tall Giraffe, 105 ft. long Dinosaur, 25 ft. long Dragon with 3200 scales, 45-ft tall Origami Human and a life-sized Origami Elephant). His models have been installed at the Sharjah Biennial 2011, Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2013, Hermes India, Palladium (High Street Phoenix), IIT Bombay, CEG Chennai, Good Earth and others. He has also provided Origami in several TV and Print advertisements. Clients include: Airtel Online, Canon, Reliance Communications, Tata AIG, Toyota Innova, Audi, Arreyadi Newspaper (Saudi Arabia) and others.

WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT:

It will be a hands-on interactive experience for the participants; they will fold models ranging from beginner level to intermediate. Himanshu will discuss the history and development of this art in India and the world. He will also teach how to read and understand diagram notations in Origami books. The workshop will be conducted at a pace that everyone can follow and you will also be shown videos on various forms of origami folding.

WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED:

All the paper needed for this workshop.

WHAT YOU NEED TO GET:

Glue, a pair of scissors, a craft knife and a container to carry the models back.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Ages 10 and above