Plantoïd

Dewi Brunet is an artist dedicated to folding techniques across a wide range of materials and applications. His current work lies at the intersection of ecology and technology, with a focus on robotic folding (or Oribotics) — a field of research where nature, origami, and robotics converge. The installation Plantoïd invites you into an ecosystem of robotic plants that respond to their environment. Folding is an age-old technique that gives materials a kind of shape memory. Today, the craft is practiced only by a handful of specialized studios, often in haute couture. Yet its relevance reaches much further: think of mathematical applications in architecture or even the James Webb Telescope, which could only be deployed in space thanks to folding technology. Dewi Brunet breathes new life into this disappearing knowledge. He not only works with a variety of materials — from paper and textiles to mycelium — but also seeks ways to renew, preserve, and pass on the craft, for example by designing alternatives to the costly and fragile moules through digital and laser-cut techniques.