Mingna Hu

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  • About
  • Forming Silk I
    • Introduction
    • Pleating
    • Shrinking
    • Curling
    • Shrinking and Felting
  • Forming Silk II
    • Introduction
    • Natural Elasticity I
    • Natural Elasticity II
    • Natural Elasticity III
    • Non Origami
  • SELF-FORMING
    • Tublar Forms
    • Flat Forms
  • ART to USE
  • Contact
  • More
    • Home
    • About
    • Forming Silk I
      • Introduction
      • Pleating
      • Shrinking
      • Curling
      • Shrinking and Felting
    • Forming Silk II
      • Introduction
      • Natural Elasticity I
      • Natural Elasticity II
      • Natural Elasticity III
      • Non Origami
    • SELF-FORMING
      • Tublar Forms
      • Flat Forms
    • ART to USE
    • Contact

Mingna Hu

Mingna HuMingna HuMingna Hu
  • Home
  • About
  • Forming Silk I
    • Introduction
    • Pleating
    • Shrinking
    • Curling
    • Shrinking and Felting
  • Forming Silk II
    • Introduction
    • Natural Elasticity I
    • Natural Elasticity II
    • Natural Elasticity III
    • Non Origami
  • SELF-FORMING
    • Tublar Forms
    • Flat Forms
  • ART to USE
  • Contact

Forming Silk II / Natural Elasticity I - Folding

A woman dressed in a black and white outfit poses confidently against a plain background.

Inspired by spiral pleats in origami, this work moves beyond deliberate folding. Instead, pleating and elasticity emerged spontaneously through the internal movement of high-twist silk within even weave bindings, demonstrating how the absence of imposed creases can itself generate form.

*High-twist Silk, Cotton / Jacquard Weave

Three views of a folded paper cone with creased and labeled segments.
Close-up of intricate black and white woven textile pattern.

When weaving on Jacquard loom.

Close-up of intricately woven black and white fabric with detailed patterns.

When took off from the loom, the movements of high twisted silk created this natural elasticity.

Top view of a black and white woven fabric basket with frayed edges.
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