Ekaterina Lukasheva is a paper artist whose work bridges mathematics and sculpture. Born in Moscow, Russia, she developed an early fascination with architecture, art, and mathematical puzzles. She later earned an MSc in mathematics and computer science and a PhD in mathematics, forming a foundation that allows her to approach origami intuitively through geometry.In addition to her artistic practice, she is the author of five books on modular origami and origami tessellations. Guided by her motto, “Create new shapes instead of reusing well-known ones,” she continuously explores the topology and limits of paper as a sculptural medium.Artist statement:My work explores the intersection of mathematics and beauty through folded paper. Using principles of geometry, symmetry, and curved surfaces, I transform flat sheets into complex three-dimensional tessellations. Each piece is both an artwork and an invisible engineering structure, designed so it can always return to its original flat form. I am driven by a desire to discover new geometries rather than repeat familiar ones, using paper as a medium to investigate what is possible within the constraints of a single sheet.