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Isabelle Harada’s WORK / W=Fd consists of 999 golden paper cranes suspended from the ceiling and a looped projection on a single unfolded sheet, bathed in an artificial sunset. An allusion to the Japanese tradition of the origami crane and its mythical origin, the installation explores the nature of time and energy in terms of materiality and the virtual.

It is said that if one folds 1000 paper cranes, a crane will grant you a wish. Traditionally, a Japanese woman will fold 1000 cranes during her engagement, which her father presents to the groom upon their marriage. As representations of the …