This workshop introduces participants to modular origami techniques. It helps them develop their creativity, precision, and independence. Participants also learn about recycling and the artistic reuse of used paper.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Select and prepare recycled paper (flyers, magazines, etc.).
• Make precise folds and construct modules.
• Assemble the modules to create shapes and three-dimensional forms.
• Design a small decorative piece.
• Explain the benefits of reusing materials as part of an eco-friendly approach.

Participants learn the principles of modular origami. They explore materials and are introduced to an eco-friendly approach. They then move on to folding, preparing their paper sheets, learning the different folds, and creating their first modules and three-dimensional shapes. During the assembly phase, they interlock the modules and gradually build their structures. Finally, during the finishing phase, each participant completes a decorative object, glues it together, fine-tunes the final details, and presents it to the group.

Schedule

• Day 1: Welcome, introduction, introduction to modular origami, eco-friendly approach, and basic folding techniques.
• Day 2: Preparing the paper, folding techniques, and making the modules.
• Day 3: Interlocking techniques, assembly exercises, and construction of simple shapes.
• Day 4: Design and guided creation of an individual or group project.
• Day 5: Final touches, presentation of creations, assessment of learning, and wrap-up.

Environmental Focus

The workshop encourages the reuse and repurposing of existing paper. Flyers, magazines, and other materials are given a second life through folding and assembly. Participants learn how to transform materials destined for the trash into artistic objects, while adopting a responsible approach to resource use.

Eddy Heindrickx is a self-taught visual artist. Since 2000, he has been developing an artistic practice centered on paper and cardboard, primarily through modular origami. His approach combines precise folding, assembly, and the repurposing of recycled materials. He has participated in group exhibitions in Gabon and internationally.

A native of Lastourville, Eddy Heindrickx lives and works in Libreville, where his home serves as his studio. He discovered origami as a teenager through a Brazilian nun and quickly developed his own style, which he now uses to make a living. He creates vases, baskets, and lamps from folded flyers and business cards, sometimes mounted on repurposed containers.

Each piece requires a great deal of calculation and patience: a vase measuring about 20 centimeters takes roughly three days of folding and assembly, and one of his large baskets consists of more than 2,400 individual pieces. His work was recognized in 2012 in Burkina Faso at an international crafts fair in Ouagadougou, and was showcased in 2017 in Russia at the World Festival of Youth and Students.

• Classrooms, multipurpose rooms, workshops with professional equipment
• Supply of materials
• Individual and collaborative work
• Workshop-based work
• Active participation and hands-on experimentation by participants are emphasized

• Group and personalized progress tracking, regular updates
• Self-assessment of technical skills
• Group presentation
• Attendance sheet for each half-day
• Certificate of completion issued by Campus MaNa