DIGITAL TERRARIA
Living Sculpture Series
TYPE
Mixed reality sculpture
ROLE
Artist
FOR
Studio work
LOCATION
MIT Media Lab
DATES
Spring 2018
SERVICES
AR / XR Design Theory
Conceptual Development
- Creative Research
- ⚗️ Experimental R&D
️ 3D Modeling
Shop Drawings
- Woodcraft
Systems Design & Spec.
Motion Graphics
Installation
✨Projection Mapping
️ Video Documentation
Talks
SERIES
Living Sculptures
NATURE x TECHNOLOGY
Nature and technology seem to be inherently at odds with each other. The processes of manufacturing digital devices pollutes or otherwise degrades the environment, while nature is quick to destroy and reclaim delicate technology with rust, dust, bugs, and humidity.
Nature and technology represent the ends of the spectrum of civilization. On one end, the elemental water and earth from which life emerged, and on the other end the latest and greatest concentration of humanity’s collective intelligence and efforts.
The DIGITAL TERRARIA series was born out of an impulse to wrap the ends of this spectrum onto each other, like a color wheel blends red and ultraviolet into the illusion of a seamless loop.
The lushness of color, movement, and texture that results from the pairing of nature and technology is undeniably captivating. Yet, the tension between the two persists, manifesting in the compounding upkeep needed to maintain lockstep between two hungry ecosystems. The chimeric systems must be supplied with water, nutrients, sunlight, and electricity, and regularly pruned and edited to form.
[ Quadriptych, 2018 ]
Quadriptych, 2018
Set of four living sculptures supported by a single pico projection enclosure and digital animations.
(wood, live mosses, pico projection)
infinite duration (multiple asynchronous loops)
sculpture: 9 x 9 x 8 in; 23 x 23 x 20 cm
20 x 20 x 28 in; 51 x 51 x 71 cm
living sculptures:
animations:
Hillside I (hypnum cupressiforme), 2018
(iter. 1, VHF Blight), 2018
(iter. 2, Synaptic Bloom), 2018
(iter. 3, Uphill Fever), 2018
Outcrop I (leucobryum glaucum), 2018
(iter. 1, Flora Velva), 2018
(iter. 2, Synaptic Bloom), 2018
(iter. 3, Parasympathetic Diffusion), 2018
(iter. 4, Parasympathetic Diffusion), 2018
Gulley I (hypnum cupressiforme), 2018
(iter. 1, Sprites), 2018
Flats I (hypnum cupressiforme & leucobryum glaucum), 2018
(iter. 1, Flora Velva), 2018
(iter. 2, Sympathetic Alignment), 2018
(iter. 3, Parasympathetic Diffusion), 2018
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Hillside I (hypnum cupressiforme), 2018
Living sculpture accompanied by pico projection enclosure and digital animation.
(wood, live moss, pico projector)
infinite duration (multiple asynchronous loops)
sculpture: 4 x 4 x 8 in; 10 x 10 x 20 cm
enclosure: 12 x 12 x 18 in; 30 x 30 x 46 cm
HILLSIDE ANIMATIONS
iter. 1
VHF Blight
iter. 3
Uphill Fever
iter. 2
Synaptic Bloom
Outcrop, 2018
Living sculpture accompanied by pico projection enclosure and digital animation.
(wood, live moss, pico projector)
infinite duration (multiple asynchronous loops)
sculpture: 4 x 4 x 6 in; 10 x 10 x 15 cm
enclosure: 12 x 12 x 18 in; 30 x 30 x 46 cm
iter. 1
Flora Velva
iter. 3
Parasympathetic Diffusion
iter. 2
Synaptic Bloom
Gulley, 2018
Living sculpture accompanied by pico projection enclosure and digital animation.
(wood, live moss, pico projector)
infinite duration (multiple asynchronous loops)
sculpture: 4 x 4 x 4 in; 10 x 10 x 10 cm
enclosure: 12 x 12 x 18 in; 30 x 30 x 46 cm
iter. 1
Sprites
Flats, 2018
Living sculpture accompanied by pico projection enclosure and digital animation.
(wood, live moss, pico projector)
infinite duration (multiple asynchronous loops)
sculpture: 4 x 4 x 2 in; 10 x 10 x 5 cm
enclosure: 12 x 12 x 18 in; 30 x 30 x 46 cm
iter. 1
Flora Velva
iter. 3
Parasympathetic Diffusion
iter. 2
Sympathetic Alignment
