The exhibition explores post-digital ceramics, where the boundaries between digital design and traditional craftsmanship blur. 3D printing technologies enable a seamless interaction between human, machine, and material, intertwining digital algorithms with physical processes.
The focus is no longer merely on the silhouette of an object, but on the dynamics of the algorithm and the interplay of material parameters, gravity, and deformation behavior. This creates non-linear, multi-layered processes that give rise to a new post-digital aesthetic.
The series Aristid exemplifies this approach: digital algorithms inspired by plant growth and iterative processes are used to generate 3D-printed ceramics. Differences between the digital model and the physical object reveal the correlation between analog materiality and digital design, producing a blurred middle ground between digital and analog that defines post-digital fabrication.
The exhibited objects are 3D-printed ceramics fired using the Raku technique, giving each piece a unique, tactile texture. They highlight the tension between digital design and physical reality: while the algorithm generates the form, material properties, gravity, and the firing process shape the final outcome, making the production process itself an integral part of the work.
exhibited at openspace Innsbruck 2022
PHOTOCREDIT @STEFAN RASBERGER
