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A father-son collaborative team, the Demaines fold, pleat, and twist paper into powerful sculptural forms that illustrate the intriguing and profound connections between mathematics and origami. They use mathematical calculations to create unconventional works that challenge the direction of paper foldling. For years, the Demaines have been exploring the potential of curved folding, in which paper is folded along a curved, rather than a straight line. The Demaines plan to fold a series of their signature, abstract “Curved-Crease Sculptures” using modular techniques to increase sculptural size. They will also create combined glass-and-paper folded forms, large works that incorporate text, and mobius hypars (curved-crease foldings) interlocked through space, thus blending art, science and literature.
The two Demaines have three pieces of mathematical origami in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Martin and Erik are also featured in the movie Between the Folds, a documentary on modern origami.
John C. O'Leary III is a Mexican American jazz pianist, composer, AND neuroscientist. His musical compositions are born of John’s desire to combine music and science, and to bring his community closer to the scientific world. John feels that science and music are intimately connected and each exposes a truth about the human perspective.
John attended the University of South Florida where he studied tuba, jazz piano, and biochemistry. He graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Jazz Piano Performance, a minor in Tuba Performance, and an Honors Thesis in Biochemistry. John toured Italy and France with the USF Big Band and Jazztet combo, playing in the 2007 Umbria Jazz Festival and Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival. As a member of these bands he has played with jazz greats Conrad Herwig, Randy Brecker, Adam Nussbaum, LaRue Nickelson, Steve Davis, Jack Wilkins, Tom Brantley, and Wycliffe Gordon.
As a scientist, John completed his Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of South Florida, where he is the recipient of the Ruth L. Kirschstein predoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke. John’s dissertation research examines a group of proteins termed “chaperones” and their effects on the development of neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and stress-related psychiatric diseases.
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