Recently, I was contacted by Fuhyi Kuo, a conservator also interested in origami. She had learned from someone who attended the 2023 German Convention about the models folded by Shuzo Fujimoto that were in my custody, and wanted to help with their preservation. I was very happy to accept her tips since preserving various artifacts for long periods of time is much more tricky than you might think. Paper, in particular, is susceptible to aging and degradation from many factors, including chemicals that come from the paper itself. These models, folded by Shuzo Fujimoto in the early 1980’s, have already survived around 40 years in good condition, and I want to ensure they can be preserved for the years to come.
In early 2023, I presented my idea for a roadmap of using AI in origami, so I thought I’d revisit the topic briefly now and see what has changed during the last year.