ORIGAMI NA TERCEIRA IDADE

Abstract

The extension project named “Aging with art” of FAAC – UNESP searches for better life quality of the elder population through various artistic activities, as well as their knowledge increase and social inclusion. Among numerous artistic techniques known, origami (paperfolding) is an important ludic, educative and cultural resource because it requires and develops accuracy, patience and memory capability at the same time it is a funny activity to obtain various figures through their sequential folds. This article reports an experience using origami with two distinct groups that took part of the project. One of them was consisted of people who had never done any origami model and the other one of Japanese descendents with experience levels from none to higher one. A few recommendations about how to work this art with an adult public, specially the elderly one, were formulated as a result of the observation and the reports of participants.

Index Terms - origami, paperfolding, art, aged person.