»Remote Sensing« 
Light Box
Light Box
© Suzanne Anker; Remote Sensing (01)
2013
Plaster, pigment and resin
4 x 4 x 2″
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Hardware Projet 660 Colorjet Printing. (Also known as Sandstone)Hardware ColorBondTM instant infiltrant to seal prints.
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Software Photoshop to edit images and create 3d base.Software Modo to clean and fix 3d model.
Software Rhinoceros export color model.
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Plaster, pigment and resin.
Suzanne Anker 07-09-2021
Remote Sensing (2014-present) is a series of rapid prototype sculptures appearing as micro-landscapes. Produced with a 3D printer employing pigmented plaster and resin, the work takes its cue from the disastrous impacts of toxicity and war. The title of the project “Remote Sensing” originated from a term used in satellite technology to describe computer-generated data used to assess geographical areas that are too problematic or dangerous for human intervention. The fabrication of the work in the series Remote Sensing begins with digitally photographing the still-life objects in the Vanitas (in a Petri dish) series. These high-resolution images are reprocessed through computer programs converting the photographs’ color arrays into 3D protrusions, a technique called displacement mapping. The resulting objects take on new meanings as a still life is transformed into a micro-landscape, ironically, another genre in art historical dialogue. Hence these simulations provide tools for the expansion of pictorial configurations in both science and art”. The Petri dish acts as a symbol for what is yet to emerge, particularly in the field of synthetic biology.
Suzanne Anker: Remote Sensing, 07-09-2021, in: Archive of Digital Art Remote Sensing (2014-present) is a series of rapid prototype sculptures appearing as micro-landscapes. Produced with a 3D printer employing pigmented plaster and resin, the work takes its cue from the disastrous impacts of toxicity and war. The title of the project “Remote Sensing” originated from a term used in satellite technology to describe computer-generated data used to assess geographical areas that are too problematic or dangerous for human intervention. The fabrication of the work in the series Remote Sensing begins with digitally photographing the still-life objects in the Vanitas (in a Petri dish) series. These high-resolution images are reprocessed through computer programs converting the photographs’ color arrays into 3D protrusions, a technique called displacement mapping. The resulting objects take on new meanings as a still life is transformed into a micro-landscape, ironically, another genre in art historical dialogue. Hence these simulations provide tools for the expansion of pictorial configurations in both science and art”. The Petri dish acts as a symbol for what is yet to emerge, particularly in the field of synthetic biology.
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