“It was a dream come true to create the largest [paper] sculpture in Egypt,” Jimmy tells Egyptian Streets. With a height of 188 cm, depth of 150 cm, and width of 70 cm, the largest deer sculpture in Egypt, made only from paper, stood tall in a Mobilia by the Sea event in Marassi last month. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mohamed Gamal 🧿 (@jimmy.gami) Mohamed Gamal Hussein, known as Jimmi Gami due to his passion for origami art, is a self-taught award-winning papercraft designer transforming origami art into customized paper sculptures. Ten years ago, Jimmy discovered his profound love for origami after his school classmate introduced the art to him in the form of a ninja star made from origami paper. After attempting several hobbies, he found his passion in origami explaining that it filled a void in his life. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mohamed Gamal 🧿 (@jimmy.gami) Inspired by origami artists in South America, Europe, and China, Jimmy spent hours on YouTube, and made multiple trials using newspaper, magazine paper, aiming to master the art….
Young Egyptian Architect Transforms Origami Art Into Unique Paper Sculptures
September 15, 2021
