Icarus Mid Air (icarus.mid.air), a project in which UK-based artist Cristian Marianciuc uploads one folded paper crane to Instagram every day, has been gaining attention. The folding method is no different from regular origami cranes, but you'll be amazed at the variety of decorations the cranes come with. The collection showcases the richness of Cristian's imagination, with designs ranging from flame-like paper decorations on the wings to real flowers and even models of buildings on the cranes themselves.



This project, which began on New Year's Day 2015, was started as a way to keep a daily diary of sorts, using paper cranes as a canvas. Initially, he planned to create 100 cranes for 100 consecutive days and finish with 100 cranes. However, as he continued, Christian came to realize that this project was very important to him. What he had intended to continue for 100 days had continued for 365 days, and continued on after that. Around that time, he set a goal for himself: to continue creating 1,000 paper cranes, and he never stopped working. Finally, on September 27th of this year, he reached his goal. This ambitious project, which was inspired in part by Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Sadako Sasaki, known for her story of the thousand paper cranes, and by Christian's own relatives (who died of the same leukemia as Sasaki Sadako), appears to be complete for now, but Christian says he still has dreams. He hopes to create a photo book with a story for each piece, and to fulfill his dream of one day visiting Japan to see the Children's Peace Monument and Origami Museum.

You can see his extensive collection on his official Instagram and Facebook pages.


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