Comprising four illuminated, folded and twisted paper sculptures, each four metres long, Resonance transforms a single-sheet origami language into an immersive spatial experience. The installation explores emergence - the way distinct patterns arise from complex systems - and how simplicity can emerge from intricacy. Individually, each fold appears modest, but together they create a presence far greater than the sum of their parts.

Crafted from Tyvek, aluminium, integrated LED lighting and architectural fixings, each form is hand-folded from a single sheet of paper up to eight metres long. A key technical challenge - suspending the work without sagging - was solved by integrating the lighting system along each piece, providing illumination and structural support simultaneously.

Suspended within the church’s stone volume, the work acts as an absorber of memory and vibration, holding echoes of sound, music, emotion and history embedded in the walls. Light travels through the folds, activating the sculpture and inviting stillness, contemplation and reflection.  

The gravitas and quietude of St Bartholomew the Great were central to the design. The church’s stone architecture offers a contemplative, almost zen-like atmosphere, allowing visitors to hear their own thoughts and sense the passage of time. Fung+Bedford translate this into form through repetitive folding and sculptural gestures inspired by sound waves rendered three-dimensionally. The installation activates the space while maintaining serenity, unfolding moments of calm through mindful repetition and spatial rhythm. Resonance marks a poignant return to Clerkenwell for Fung+Bedford.

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