Utopia

How are these paper forms Utopian?

Without any technical problems and artifacts that making an image by hand can sometimes have, these forms have a simple perfection in shading, curves, modulation of surface, energy balanced with containment. There are visual surprises as well as predictable twists. For me, this constellation of aesthetics is a form of Utopia. It rarely happens!  

Two types of strip forms evolved, one with sharp creases only, and was not stable, and one with mainly curves and a few creases to allow for changes in direction. These could be seen as parallels to a way in which natural systems work, e.g. a system of osmosis that moves from balance to imbalance and is self-correcting; optimal balance is maintained with slight shifts in direction and energy that is coordinated with and responds to energy in adjacent systems. Responsiveness could not occur in the paper form made with sharp creases. To be stable, the creased form needed to be static, arranged in a ring form. It could not respond to force from adjacent systems (unless being stamped on or knocked over) because it could not re-arrange itself, being to inflexible.

Utopian forms are curved with a few creases to allow for changes of direction as needed.