Tesselation of Days and Nights

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The work:

The vernal equinox is a turning point in the year, and occurs on the day when light and dark are equally balanced. From here on, nights will grow longer than the days until the winter solstice. The prevalence of light in our daily lives will continue to shift and change, not just its timing but also its brightness and hue. This piece is crafted from approximately 250 sheets of paper folded into modular origami forms that slot into and build off of each other. The form is flowing and piercing all at once, intricately connected but segmented all the same. Three colors are prevalent in the piece: white, purple, and brown, each of which translate light differently.  This piece juxtaposes the different hues and shades of light throughout our lives, coming into balance only two days out of the year. As we progress from summer to fall and eventually winter, this piece calls our attention to the shifting of light into dark. Despite being opposites, they cannot exist without the other, and our perception of either continues to change as nights grow longer and we create our own lights to illuminate our way.