Eves Apple —
by Francene Levinson

Description:

This modular direct paper sculpture is part of a plant-life series."Eve's Apple" is inspired by the biblical image of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. It is constructed only of hand cut, hand folded, archival color, inkjet paper modules and Ph neutral glue. There are approximately 2800 triangular double-pocket, double point modules of paper linked together. This is an ancient Chinese paper folding technique called "Zhe Zhi." The architecture of folded, linked and glued paper units creates a very strong and durable sculpture medium which permits direct paper sculpting. The science of topology dictates the slope and curve of the surface by the number of points linked in a circumference or along a plane. Archival paper is color stable, acid-free, and generally used as legal substrate for documentation and suitable to last a minimum of 100 years.