Understanding by experimenting
Creative experiments with tools, materials and meaning
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3D scanning in the dark
My experimentation with infrared scanners in the dark with human subjects has opened a whole other experiential aspect of creating art.
LiDAR technology requires even lighting to best capture volume, by capturing in the dark I have leveled the lighting - by removing it.
We are in the dark together and your 3D scans are interactive creating space for interpretation and meaning making as we compose in 360.
Creating portraits with abstraction and anonymity that photography often does not offer, lowers the stakes to view our bodies as vessels, landscapes, and more.
3d scanning in the act of remembering
In this experiment I invite you to hold an object connected to the memory of a loved one as you are 3d scanned.
Together we compose a piece of art that captures the sensory experience and meaning of that memory for you.
Self illuminating portraits
Inspired by the challenge of illuminating a portrait without having to plug it in, change batteries, or charge with a cable…I copied a technique I have observed other visual artists use to illuminate the back of a printed portrait.
Sculpting in impossible materials
My experiments with generative artificial intelligence involve exploring what materials are meaningful to and collecting photographs and stories of those materials. Could be a favorite stone, fabric, metal, coral.
This frees up our imaginations to render sculpture in materials that are impossible, beyond budget or beyond my current skill set, while staying true to the volume and shape of the body captured with my 3D scanner.
Printing the illusion of 3d
I’m experimenting with successful illusion of 3d sculpture in prints.
Playing with light and shadow, framing, and proximity of reference material objects that can be touched.
3d printing in medical metals
Experiments with 3d printing sculpture in metals usually reserved for medical or mechanical applications, such as stainless steel, comes from my desire to go beyond the default plastic filament printers into fine art and jewelry quality sculpture.
Here is an example of a nickel plated stainless steel sculpture which has both reflective and conductive qualities.
Dying liquid resin
Experimenting with custom dyes in liquid resin required I use my own 3d printers. Using custom dye goes against the manufacture warrantee and a commercial 3d printer is not going to allow it, they won’t/can’t take a risk around the unknown.
This experiment led to a layering quality of different hues that brought out the glass art illusion I was aiming for.