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Cekouat León
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Yes, you may use or teach any of my models for educational purposes only
Ajusco, CDMX
Mexico
About Cekouat
Cekouat Elim León Peralta (1996) is an origami artist based in Mexico City. He has practiced the art and science of paper folding for 16 years, and began designing his own models using single uncut squares of paper in 2013.
Born in a family of artisans, musicians and prehispanic dancers, his childhood was marked by constant trips to the deserts and forests of Mexico, experiences that inspired him to get a degree in Biology. Nowadays his origami designs reflect the way he perceives the animals and plants around him, and for that purpose he uses a variety of hand-made papers from all over the world.
Currently, he researches the cultural and botanical changes of amate, Mexican bark paper, working together with native amateros in San Pablito, Puebla. He is also interested in the use of orchids in the production of different artistic expressions in Mexico.
His work has been exhibited in institutions like the Franz Mayer Museum (Mexico), the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum of the Missouri Botanical Garden (USA), the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), and the Escuela Museo de Origami Zaragoza, EMOZ (Spain).
Born in a family of artisans, musicians and prehispanic dancers, his childhood was marked by constant trips to the deserts and forests of Mexico, experiences that inspired him to get a degree in Biology. Nowadays his origami designs reflect the way he perceives the animals and plants around him, and for that purpose he uses a variety of hand-made papers from all over the world.
Currently, he researches the cultural and botanical changes of amate, Mexican bark paper, working together with native amateros in San Pablito, Puebla. He is also interested in the use of orchids in the production of different artistic expressions in Mexico.
His work has been exhibited in institutions like the Franz Mayer Museum (Mexico), the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum of the Missouri Botanical Garden (USA), the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), and the Escuela Museo de Origami Zaragoza, EMOZ (Spain).
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