http://vimeo.com/52560308
As children, it was hard to fathom how one piece of paper could hold so much magic. And yet it did, and all it took was our imagination. So, when I was given a sheet of colorful paper after I first moved to Japan, I hardly knew that I could do more than just write or draw on it. Folding this flat surface into something three-dimensional was quite mind-blowing…especially when it turned into the example that I followed. And so the journey began with simple flowers, balloons, frogs, and cranes.
Now, we get to see just how imaginative Origami can be in this gorgeous short by ESMA Movies. The wide-open minds of Joanne Smithies, Eric De Melo Bueno, Michael Moreno, Hugo Bailly Desmarchelier, Camille Turon turned a single moment of frustration by a young boy into a battle of the imagination. Lessons passed from one generation to the next were more than a simple lesson in paper folding. It became a lesson in perseverance, which the boy mastered after a few tentative steps forward. And that’s the lesson that we continue to learn throughout our lives: nothing comes easy, but placing your heart into any effort can lead to extraordinary results.
Brilliant movie from an inspirational school. Check out ESMA at their site and on Vimeo. There’s lots of inspiration to be found!
