Paris spiders

July 2007

Origami, networks and localization by folding, Paris

crease-pattern for spider origami
Spider in origami and its crease-pattern

spider origami

spider origami

black widow black widow
black widow black widow

spiders in bottles

spiders in boxes
spider in a box black widow
spider in a box black widow

plan de paris de l'office de tourisme Official Paris Map
    Paris map of the Paris Convention and Visitors bureau

  • Pyramides welcome center
    25, rue des pyramides, 75001 Paris
    RER : Auber (ligne A)
    Metro : Pyramides (ligne 7-14)
    Tel : 0892 68 3000 (0,34 €/min)

  • Gare de Lyon welcome center
    20, boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris
    RER : Gare de Lyon (ligne A et D)
    Metro : Gare de Lyon (ligne 1 et 14)
    Tel : 0892 68 3000 (0,34 €/min)

  • Gare du Nord welcome center
    18, rue de Dunkerque, 75010 Paris
    RER : Gare du Nord (ligne B et D)
    Metro : Gare du Nord (ligne 4 et 5)
    Tel : 0892 68 3000 (0,34 €/min)

plan de paris de l'office du tourisme

folding Paris map
Situating the spiders in Paris by folding the map
spider cache
    Cache #1
  • Fold the right edge of the map to the left edge, making line A.
  • The intersection of the bottom edge with line A is point P.
  • Bring point P to the left edge, making line B.
  • The intersection of the downward diagonal with line B on the map designates a place where a spider is hidden in Paris.
    Cache #2
  • Fold the bottom edge of the map to the left edge, making line A.
  • The intersection of the top edge with line A is point P.
  • Bring point P to the right edge, making line B.
  • Fold the top edge to the right edge, making line C.
  • The intersection of the bottom edge with line C is point Q.
  • Bring the top right corner to the left edge and the right edge to point Q, making line D.
  • The intersection of line B with line D on the map designates a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #3
  • Fold the top edge of the map to the bottom edge, making line A.
  • Bring the bottom left corner to the top edge, making line B.
  • The intersection of the left edge with line B is point P.
  • Form a crease connecting the top right corner with point P, making line C.
  • Fold the right edge to line C, making line D.
  • The intersection of line A with line D on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #4
  • Fold the right edge of the map to the left edge, making line A.
  • The intersection of the top edge with line A is point P.
  • Bring point P to the right edge, making line B.
  • Bring the bottom left corner to the top edge, making line C.
  • Fold the left edge to line C, making line D.
  • The intersection of the bottom edge with line D is point Q.
  • Bring the top right corner to point Q, making line E.
  • The intersection of line B with line E on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #5
  • Fold the right edge of the map to the left edge, making line A.
  • Fold the right edge to line A, making line B.
  • Bring the top right corner to the bottom left corner, making line C.
  • The intersection of the bottom edge with line C is point P.
  • Bring the bottom left corner to point P, making line D.
  • The intersection of the top edge with line D is point Q.
  • Bring the bottom right corner to point Q, making line E.
  • The intersection of line B with line E on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #6
  • Bring the top right corner of the map to the bottom left corner, making line A.
  • Bring line A onto itself so that the bottom right corner touches the top edge, making line B.
  • Fold the top edge to the right edge, making line C.
  • The intersection of the bottom edge with line C is point P.
  • Fold the right edge to the bottom edge, making line D.
  • The intersection of the top edge with line D is point Q.
  • Bring point Q to the bottom edge and the left edge to point P, making line E.
  • The intersection of line B with line E on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #7
  • Bring the bottom right corner of the map to the top left corner, making line A.
  • The intersection of the top edge with line A is point P.
  • Bring point P to the right edge, making line B.
  • Bring the bottom left corner to the top edge, making line C.
  • Fold the right edge to line C, making line D.
  • The intersection of line B with line D on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #8
  • Fold the bottom edge of the map to the left edge, making line A.
  • Bring the top left corner to line A, making line B.
  • Fold the top edge to the bottom edge, making line C.
  • The intersection of the right edge with line C is point P.
  • Form a crease connecting the top left corner with point P, making line D.
  • The intersection of line B with line D on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #9
  • Bring the bottom left corner of the map to the top edge, making line A.
  • Fold line A onto itself, making line B through the bottom left corner.
  • Fold the top edge to the bottom edge, making line C.
  • The intersection of the left edge with line C is point P.
  • Bring the bottom left corner to the right edge and point P to the top edge, making line D.
  • The intersection of line B with line D on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
spider cache
    Cache #10
  • Bring the top right corner of the map to the bottom left corner, making line A.
  • Bring the bottom left corner to the top edge, making line B.
  • The intersection of the left edge with line B is point P.
  • Fold the left edge onto itself, making line C through point P.
  • The intersection of line A with line C on the map points out a place in Paris where a spider is hidden.
game landscape Early morning in Paris
Project realized with the help of Reference Finder (software by Robert Lang)