FLORA

Contemporary technologies present new questions referring living systems and the ephemeral essence of nature. 3d printing and 3d scanning are part of these technologies representing a futuristic potential for humanity.

Life and death had always intrigued humanity; throughout history still life paintings functioned as a medium for documenting mortal fears and desires. 3d scans and 3d printing as contemporary documentation and fabrication tools challenge our perception of the natural, the artificial and what lies in between.

In a primarily exploration a common flower was 3d scanned with the aim of maintaining its natural essence and qualities. In the process different questions emerged: "what kind of data do we generate in the process of becoming digital? In what way the source is modified? Does the process change our perception of the source? Can we digitally capture a "natural essence"? How does it redefine our understanding of the natural, the digital and the artificial?

In the capturing process (3d scanning) many of the physical information was lost or distorted; fragility and transparency combined with delicate gradient of colors which makes flowers desirable are extremely difficult to capture by scanning dues generating “digital specie”- an imperfect copy with unique set of qualities of its own. The new digital expression of the flower was not driven by a human fantasy like in still life visions but from current limits of technology which generated new forms of aesthetics and behaviors.

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2014

Commission: Design Museum at the Artists House, Artists House TLV