The new outdoor traveling summer exhibition at Wichita’s Botanica, “Origami in the Garden,” may be based on the traditional Japanese paper art, but the 18 pieces on display throughout the 20-plus-acre gardens are built to withstand the elements.
“Inevitably, people will read about (the exhibition) and when it rains, they’ll call the gardens and ask, ‘Are the pieces OK?’” said Jennifer Box, whose husband, Kevin, a New Mexico-based artist who pioneered the process of casting monumental- and hero-scale metal sculptures based on paper artwork tiny enough to fit in the palm of one’s hand.
The Boxes created “Origami in the Garden” in 2013, and the exhibition made its debut at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden in 2014. Variations of the exhibition have been installed at gardens across the U.S. ever since…