Money Origami: Fun things to do with your cash
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- May 31, 2009
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Origami (from oru meaning “folding”, and kami meaning “paper”) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper, and using only one piece of paper, or in this case, a single dollar bill, hence the name “money origami.” The creativity of the little critters that people have designed from their currency is astounding: the one-eyed crab below is even borderline frightening.
The most amazing thing about them is that they’re all made from real money. An exploration of our relationship with money and our response to it, in a political, moral and social sense, whilst also exploiting the physical beauty of the note. All the papers presented were conducted with notes of 1 or 2 dollars and any one of them is exceptional. So, the next time you’re bored and sitting on a subway train, take out your wallet let your imagination run wild.
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Haha, these are great! I’m a Canadian, and feel compelled to ask:
Isn’t this illegal to do with US tender?
It’s just folding it, it’s not defacing it.
Only destroying it is illegal.
gr8 art it’s really unique from other
As long as you don’t cut them up, see in America, there’s nothing wrong with folding money lol
It’s just being folded. Not torn or anything. Even then, tears happen all the time.
Ain’t no folding
Wish I knew how to make that rhino.
knew how to make that, superkewl
How do you make them? Instructions?
Another fun thing to do with money:
Spend it.
I like turtles
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According to nature, money, itself is illegal:)
Would love to learn how to do it! What fun!
You can do with what ever u want with your money.
Very cool!! I wish we had paper money in Australia… I think it would be harder to do with plastic currency
How to do that? the “money shirt..”
wait, so burning/writing on/or tearing up money is illegal?
Defiling the tender on purpose, is a crime.
Simply Great.
Could always buy an orgami animal?
Fun things to do with your money.. Neat
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