(b.1977, Japanese)

Hideo Komatsu began folding origami at the age of three and became passionate about it in elementary school after reading the book Viva Origami (1983) by Kunihiko Kasahara, which featured works by Jun Maekawa. He later became a member of the Japanese group Tanteidan (Origami Detectives) and has been very actively involved in their publication Oru (Fold). In 1998, he was invited to be a guest folder at the Origami USA Convention, which took him overseas for the first time. His works, mostly elegantly stylized animal forms, have been featured in several international exhibitions.