https://joaocosta.co João Costa Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:28:25 +0000 https://joaocosta.co en https://joaocosta.co/Home Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:02:58 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Home ︎︎︎ ︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="4314" height="2876" width_o="4314" height_o="2876" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11a752c941e5bab7455739c129deb9a3408853fa0be97b5edfdb7d48f894a067/05-Fabric_Detail_With_Silkworms.jpg" data-mid="63920048" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11a752c941e5bab7455739c129deb9a3408853fa0be97b5edfdb7d48f894a067/05-Fabric_Detail_With_Silkworms.jpg" /> &nbsp; ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Aguahoja-III Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:28:25 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Aguahoja-III Aguahoja III2021–2022Cambridge, MA + San Francisco, CA <img width="6048" height="4024" width_o="6048" height_o="4024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcd85af58fdd7fb100183c471c4206b2fb2b513443d5c0a98b78aa30f8f0444b/AguaIIIBack_2-copy.jpg" data-mid="147486219" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fcd85af58fdd7fb100183c471c4206b2fb2b513443d5c0a98b78aa30f8f0444b/AguaIIIBack_2-copy.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ Aguahoja III was constructed in 2022 for display in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition Nature X Humanity: Oxman Architects&nbsp;︎︎︎. The structure is third in a series of prototypical towers designed to demonstrate the large-scale 3D printing of organic materials. Each structure is composed of an organic skin bound to a synthetic photopolymer skeleton and stands at 5 meters tall. The structure’s skin is made from three of nature’s most abundant materials – cellulose, chitin, and pectin. These materials are mixed into hydrogel solutions and 3D printed at room temperature without any synthetic binding agents. By tuning the ratios of each of these components, composites can be printed that are flexible and tough like leather or strong and rigid like wood. Furthermore, just as in nature, these printed composites retain their ability to react to environmental changes in temperature and humidity. By avoiding the use of synthetic additives and using minimally refined organic matter, the organic composites printed for Aguahoja retain their ability to be decomposed and digested by organisms, transferring the nutrients and energy within them to fuel new growth. In this way, Aguahoja aims to bridge the gap between humans and non-human ecosystems, pointing towards a future where the grown and the made unite. Realized in collaboration with OXMAN and the&nbsp;Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab ︎ Project Team ︎Neri Oxman ︎︎︎, Nic Lee ︎︎︎, Felix Kraemer︎, Hannah Gazdus Substructure Fabrication︎Stratasys, Ltd., Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Acknowledgements&nbsp;︎MIT Media Lab, Stratasys Ltd., Emerson Collective, GETTYLAB, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Press Dezeen︎︎︎The Economist&nbsp;︎︎︎ ︎ Aguahoja III demonstrates the capabilities of abundant, organic material stocks to create structural composites&nbsp; ︎ <img width="1719" height="2222" width_o="1719" height_o="2222" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dcdc3aaea1ab45ccfb0f6540848437a2d3aac6bb9d262bcf3016eb871581fc82/SFMOMA-Oxman-0776.jpg" data-mid="147487330" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dcdc3aaea1ab45ccfb0f6540848437a2d3aac6bb9d262bcf3016eb871581fc82/SFMOMA-Oxman-0776.jpg" /> <img width="1272" height="1696" width_o="1272" height_o="1696" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42f2bb86f0f44ce215050d4a83778cc8b5b85b9fdc063da577d97b770e46084a/SFMOMA-Oxman-2184.jpg" data-mid="147487357" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42f2bb86f0f44ce215050d4a83778cc8b5b85b9fdc063da577d97b770e46084a/SFMOMA-Oxman-2184.jpg" /> <img width="3904" height="5868" width_o="3904" height_o="5868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a347cada8e70e807c1a53aadef1e426f38c2dd6fcc7325dbd3969965d800a49f/AguaIIIFront_1-copy.jpg" data-mid="147486852" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a347cada8e70e807c1a53aadef1e426f38c2dd6fcc7325dbd3969965d800a49f/AguaIIIFront_1-copy.jpg" /> <img width="4024" height="6048" width_o="4024" height_o="6048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4efbb2da8166f5a28da016137ae3146bc0b48753e66142db74f6ebb28cb42453/AguaIIISide_2-copy.jpg" data-mid="147486803" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4efbb2da8166f5a28da016137ae3146bc0b48753e66142db74f6ebb28cb42453/AguaIIISide_2-copy.jpg" /> Digital Fabrication Aguahoja III employs a generative design method that uses structural simulation to assign its distribution of materials and multi-scale geometry. This procedural design method can flexibly assign a biopolymer skin to any input geometry and automatically generate the material combinations, machine parameters, and toolpaths needed to fabricate the structure. This end-to-end pipeline for digital design and fabrication encompasses a flexible, automated system with tight coupling between environmental data, structural performance, and fabrication information.&nbsp; ︎︎︎︎︎ The structure’s skin is comprised of a flexible base-layer and a rigid layer of reinforced veins. Containing mostly pectin and chitosan, the base-layer of the skin allocates stiff materials in areas of high structural load and flexible materials in areas of high displacement. The veins contain anisotropic cellulose fibers and chitosan which are printed in a pattern that conforms to the gradient of structural stresses to provide maximum reinforcement in areas of high load.&nbsp; <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bb8a76e8e1c523ab3e096c8ea9ff3b2e9b01e6adb409ff21c9e6a42ab8e5c42/211114_DezeenFigures.jpg" data-mid="147486558" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bb8a76e8e1c523ab3e096c8ea9ff3b2e9b01e6adb409ff21c9e6a42ab8e5c42/211114_DezeenFigures.jpg" /> <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/097c2c767b2f2f06fb171263dd65d1e4f0cf40493d506a09d3e9bbb520d7c422/211114_DezeenFigures2.jpg" data-mid="147486517" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/097c2c767b2f2f06fb171263dd65d1e4f0cf40493d506a09d3e9bbb520d7c422/211114_DezeenFigures2.jpg" /> &nbsp;<img width="5141" height="3420" width_o="5141" height_o="3420" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c92383320fa1a3cae02672354bd5e8017d1c45e741a828e61aca8372afb370c0/AguaIIIMacro_2-copy.jpg" data-mid="147487434" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c92383320fa1a3cae02672354bd5e8017d1c45e741a828e61aca8372afb370c0/AguaIIIMacro_2-copy.jpg" /><img width="4482" height="2982" width_o="4482" height_o="2982" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f07c9b624b52137b52044d129df7dedd6e78def380d4ffd0a3c5a99b00a85eec/Close_6.jpg" data-mid="147487513" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f07c9b624b52137b52044d129df7dedd6e78def380d4ffd0a3c5a99b00a85eec/Close_6.jpg" /> The cellulosic veins along Aguahoja III’s skin are formed through the novel method of Stress-Aligned Anisotropic Printing (SAAP). During the extrusion process, cellulose fibers are shear-thinned to form cross-linked bundles that align to the printed direction. These veins have increased tensile strength along this aligned printing direction. By aggregating multiple groups of veins into thickened bundles, the degree of reinforcement along these paths can be enhanced. In contrast to conventional 3D printing, Aguahoja’s materials are printed in a semi-liquid state in which there is a high degree of cross-linking between adjacent paths. This leads to the formation of tightly bonded branches which behave as a single monolithic object where multiple paths come together. Through the use of SAAP, Aguahoja III enables the creation of rigid structural composites with enhanced strength and directed anisotropy from a pallet of sustainable, abundant materials. Materials ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Pavilion Sat, 23 Nov 2019 19:43:32 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Pavilion Pavilion&nbsp; &nbsp; 2019–2020Cambridge, MA + Abano Terme, IT + New York, NY <img width="3000" height="1999" width_o="3000" height_o="1999" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25840e9a287f8360f4e71662a32a62042e1122bc1bb9a426c8e69b1f3ee55128/01-Pavilion_MoMA_1.jpg" data-mid="63915913" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25840e9a287f8360f4e71662a32a62042e1122bc1bb9a426c8e69b1f3ee55128/01-Pavilion_MoMA_1.jpg" /> “Digital Image © 2020 The Museum of Modern Art, New York.” Photographed by Denis Doorly Commissioned for the exhibition Neri Oxman: Material Ecology︎ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2020, Silk Pavilion II stands at six meters tall and five meters wide. Building on research developed for Silk Pavilion I&nbsp;︎, this successor project tackled challenges associated with scale and sericulture. The project utilizes an integrated kinetic mandrel designed to guide the natural spinning motion of the silkworms through clockwise rotation, fusing technology and biology to unite the woven and the spun. Realized as part of research project conducted in the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab&nbsp;︎ Research Team&nbsp;︎ João Costa, Christoph Bader︎ , Sunanda Sharma︎, Felix Kraemer︎, Susan Williams︎,&nbsp;Jean Disset︎&nbsp;and Neri Oxman&nbsp;︎&nbsp;Undergraduate researcher: Sara Wilson&nbsp; Contributors&nbsp;︎ Davide Biasetto, Il Brolo Società Agricola SRL, Padua; Levi Cai; Silvia Cappellozza and Alessio Saviane, Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis (CREA-AA), Bologna; Natalia Casas; Kelly Egorova; Fiorenzo Omenetto, Tufts University; Sol Schade, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA); James Weaver, Wyss Institute, Harvard University; Nitzan Zilberman; Bodino; Front Inc.; MIT Media Lab ︎ In a departure from Silk Pavilion I, this structure is comprised of three interrelated layers. Its innermost primary structure is made of one-dimensional, braided steel wire ropes, while the secondary structure is a two-dimensional knit fabric onto which silkworms are positioned. The outermost layer is a three-dimensional structure biologically spun with the help of some 17,000 silkworms sourced in the Veneto region of Italy where the tradition of sericulture and silk manufacturing has been a part of its history since 12th century Renaissance. Over the course of 10 days, the silkworms spun horizontally across the base structures. As they progressed, a rotating mechanism guided their spinning motions upwards. The resulting density of the silk layer–influenced by change in light and heat–varies across the structure. The holes in the knit layer, created as a result of the interaction with silkworm excrement, are strategically placed to release tensile stress. <img width="6094" height="4063" width_o="6094" height_o="4063" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4eccb9e7979a3fad40e3e0487b4c6a1efafae09a6f2ac0965257f2a254231ce/20190926-Silk2_M7A9881.jpg" data-mid="55341166" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4eccb9e7979a3fad40e3e0487b4c6a1efafae09a6f2ac0965257f2a254231ce/20190926-Silk2_M7A9881.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="5040" height="3360" width_o="5040" height_o="3360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ad7787d87f998438b1f30f01c3dee092fc789be0515890233a507bcc4e949d2/08-Jig_Angle_View.jpg" data-mid="63916306" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ad7787d87f998438b1f30f01c3dee092fc789be0515890233a507bcc4e949d2/08-Jig_Angle_View.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1406eb3309a484ad4c7be3ad26e1aa393a9fca38ec4fd304007a3eaad2ebb86/04-Fabric_and_Cable_Detail.jpg" data-mid="63916636" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1406eb3309a484ad4c7be3ad26e1aa393a9fca38ec4fd304007a3eaad2ebb86/04-Fabric_and_Cable_Detail.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e1f88befb1efdac3954d7473eb7b9ec1e36f85bfe85776aff83a3834b96ed12/16-Silkworms_Detail.jpg" data-mid="63917714" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e1f88befb1efdac3954d7473eb7b9ec1e36f85bfe85776aff83a3834b96ed12/16-Silkworms_Detail.jpg" /> ︎︎︎ <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ace9351ea23029826ef0f34a724a9bb589c8bac2e042211454d89af19d3dcf4/11-Mechanism_Detail.jpg" data-mid="63916889" border="0" data-scale="90" data-draggable src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ace9351ea23029826ef0f34a724a9bb589c8bac2e042211454d89af19d3dcf4/11-Mechanism_Detail.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ A scanning mechanism was set up in order to allow for tracking of structural changes over the course of production. The system encompasses a Lidar scanner working in tandem with a rotary encoder and prepared DC motor to create a point cloud data. As the traditional process of harvesting silk from the cocoon kills the larva, sericulture has been criticized by animal welfare and rights activists. In the textile and silk industry today, silkworms are exterminated while in their cocoon, dissolving the adhesive that glues one strand of silk to the layers below. This process allows a single silk strand to be unrolled from the cocoon but disrupts the life cycle and development of the organism. As the Silk Pavilion demonstrates, structures can influence silkworms to spin in sheets instead of cocoons.&nbsp; The project illustrates how these compact and unique insects can act not only as living looms but as co-designers uniting with humans to design and construct architectural-scale structures embodying co-fabrication for cohabitation. ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/630a02066cca09745c7a670db3c8ab0d18ccbf5e21be610741db531b72811636/05-Silkworm_Detail.jpg" data-mid="63918501" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/630a02066cca09745c7a670db3c8ab0d18ccbf5e21be610741db531b72811636/05-Silkworm_Detail.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="3000" height="3396" width_o="3000" height_o="3396" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd4c725d4dce65b8b025620e07373c9cf8c17e54fcd24b4d6f53a1c7a8f8bf6b/02-Pavilion_Variations_Render.jpg" data-mid="63918739" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd4c725d4dce65b8b025620e07373c9cf8c17e54fcd24b4d6f53a1c7a8f8bf6b/02-Pavilion_Variations_Render.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d011453ad217569803e0056a2a75a9759b342a0a718f6e524c48e004227b1153/12-Inside_View.jpg" data-mid="63918428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d011453ad217569803e0056a2a75a9759b342a0a718f6e524c48e004227b1153/12-Inside_View.jpg" /> ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Tools Sat, 23 Nov 2019 21:29:28 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Tools Tools&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;2017 –Cambridge, MA Realized as part of research conducted in the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab ︎ Along the research process that culminated with the Silk Pavilion, various tools were designed and produced. Each had to perform a different task to work with fabrication systems and the silkworms.&nbsp; Here is a selection of these tools. Research Team&nbsp;︎ João Costa, Christoph Bader︎ , Sunanda Sharma︎, Felix Kraemer︎, Susan Williams︎, Jean Disset︎ and Neri Oxman ︎︎ <img width="2559" height="1167" width_o="2559" height_o="1167" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e37bad41c94be1d54ac55c7b20793f63f022260abf901070b3f9179021050f2b/Twisting_Mechanism_2017-Sep-20_09-56-48PM-000_CustomizedView10797554844.png" data-mid="55341352" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e37bad41c94be1d54ac55c7b20793f63f022260abf901070b3f9179021050f2b/Twisting_Mechanism_2017-Sep-20_09-56-48PM-000_CustomizedView10797554844.png" /> End Effectors for thread deposition ︎︎︎ <img width="2553" height="1161" width_o="2553" height_o="1161" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e3a1532fac1a85442fe3d1453ac6b88a4d41a7287b5624368c165546802996f/Kuka-End-Effector_v1_2017-Oct-16_06-38-11PM-000_CustomizedView42757749628_tiff.jpg" data-mid="55342832" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e3a1532fac1a85442fe3d1453ac6b88a4d41a7287b5624368c165546802996f/Kuka-End-Effector_v1_2017-Oct-16_06-38-11PM-000_CustomizedView42757749628_tiff.jpg" /> ︎ <img width="4259" height="6388" width_o="4259" height_o="6388" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43413da032d7ef2b291e85c7d034d0e62607c3bcb61c3c89802d886bfd1848ba/tool4-2.jpg" data-mid="55341351" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/43413da032d7ef2b291e85c7d034d0e62607c3bcb61c3c89802d886bfd1848ba/tool4-2.jpg" />︎ <img width="3692" height="5538" width_o="3692" height_o="5538" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ec72776ab489e0245d25bfd891edca1e7e10e7e9e1b0b9af929ce2eeef08c5d/3S7A6855-copy.jpg" data-mid="55342815" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ec72776ab489e0245d25bfd891edca1e7e10e7e9e1b0b9af929ce2eeef08c5d/3S7A6855-copy.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎<img width="4000" height="1906" width_o="4000" height_o="1906" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e91b333bf7060283e4c2b598342a3bd070611177c88d5d46231a34c276bc1e59/export_2019-Nov-23_10-12-56PM-000_CustomizedView20895708226_jpg.jpg" data-mid="55343101" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e91b333bf7060283e4c2b598342a3bd070611177c88d5d46231a34c276bc1e59/export_2019-Nov-23_10-12-56PM-000_CustomizedView20895708226_jpg.jpg" />︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="2362" height="3988" width_o="2362" height_o="3988" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57ce3512bdbc27c5996623c9b8100511584a8181e2cdda7237ec0220abd895d8/3S7A6856.jpg" data-mid="55342816" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57ce3512bdbc27c5996623c9b8100511584a8181e2cdda7237ec0220abd895d8/3S7A6856.jpg" /> ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Studies Sat, 23 Nov 2019 22:35:46 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Studies Studies&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;2017 –Cambridge, MA <img width="4579" height="3052" width_o="4579" height_o="3052" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8e0d217bec2319d254f7d12b3d07446d9e151d6076e7aea4c8886e24ae36e17/frames-1.jpg" data-mid="99128436" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8e0d217bec2319d254f7d12b3d07446d9e151d6076e7aea4c8886e24ae36e17/frames-1.jpg" /> Realized as part of research conducted in the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab ︎A selection of studies done for the development of the Silk Pavilion. These include processes and investigative experiments that look into new forms of fabricating thread-based structures and the required mechanisms.&nbsp; Research Team&nbsp;︎ João Costa, Christoph Bader︎ , Sunanda Sharma︎, Felix Kraemer︎, Susan Williams︎, Jean Disset︎ and Neri Oxman ︎︎ ︎ Frames constructed for the Broken Nature exhibition at the Trienale di Milano in 2019. Thread was deposited by a CNC machine including custom tools and controls. <img width="4464" height="2976" width_o="4464" height_o="2976" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa813b00a8f488a9a43673ae0522dac043c31da3740682f51ddcff3c2eef43da/9Z1A4624.JPG" data-mid="55344757" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa813b00a8f488a9a43673ae0522dac043c31da3740682f51ddcff3c2eef43da/9Z1A4624.JPG" /> <img width="6423" height="4282" width_o="6423" height_o="4282" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80fa9fc82f24ccb460e0f0c97d94de6866635cb2fae2671c8c8e3e04c0f34f1e/mm-padova-silk-feb13-7.jpg" data-mid="55344758" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80fa9fc82f24ccb460e0f0c97d94de6866635cb2fae2671c8c8e3e04c0f34f1e/mm-padova-silk-feb13-7.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="3780" width_o="6720" height_o="3780" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/887a474906bbb4935462f262650ceedfa6448d57f538e88cafc50d540b28b851/selection-grid.jpg" data-mid="55343652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/887a474906bbb4935462f262650ceedfa6448d57f538e88cafc50d540b28b851/selection-grid.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ Experiments with the Bombyx mori silkworm looking into different stimuli and their effect on silk deposition and construction of the cocoon structure. <img width="5052" height="3368" width_o="5052" height_o="3368" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08757cc4a97989e8eeac3648601ba637108a18b2fa6da5628b578524184e2619/selection-1.jpg" data-mid="55343651" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/08757cc4a97989e8eeac3648601ba637108a18b2fa6da5628b578524184e2619/selection-1.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="3780" width_o="6720" height_o="3780" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/295b6a6f6bb787ac983900d2e7ee72c46ef83e11bce3bf90b2ff9010a421e1c6/blackbg-all.jpg" data-mid="55343649" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/295b6a6f6bb787ac983900d2e7ee72c46ef83e11bce3bf90b2ff9010a421e1c6/blackbg-all.jpg" />6”x6”x6” CUBES ︎︎︎︎︎Investigation of three-dimensional thread-based structures. Here are some models that present different distribution of density within structures constrained by the boundaries of a cube. The structures were built by a robotic arm and a CNC machine and consisted of a single silk thread. The toolpath and tools for achieving these results were all part of the research process and can be seen in the figures. <img width="6720" height="3780" width_o="6720" height_o="3780" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd688f28f16f275b6562ebb07e2206f34bcb7632721a241db6c780cc2ab77420/blacbg-all-angle.jpg" data-mid="55343648" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd688f28f16f275b6562ebb07e2206f34bcb7632721a241db6c780cc2ab77420/blacbg-all-angle.jpg" /> <img width="1589" height="893" width_o="1589" height_o="893" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cedda5a48801af434ceb7bf553078a0c42e2ff0ad5762ac782115f55c87d828c/pretty-cropped.jpg" data-mid="99128049" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cedda5a48801af434ceb7bf553078a0c42e2ff0ad5762ac782115f55c87d828c/pretty-cropped.jpg" /> ︎ <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb2379ddc7bf3017e89e3ec686425177667ae9175b6d89ca21f6d5cece3c14e2/high-density-process.jpg" data-mid="99932616" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb2379ddc7bf3017e89e3ec686425177667ae9175b6d89ca21f6d5cece3c14e2/high-density-process.jpg" /> <img width="8000" height="4500" width_o="8000" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49f1c47d1288f0867ce2f3ebb064d63dfbe718083c67094756910db20a1a1aa1/Silk-Cube-Images.jpg" data-mid="55343653" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49f1c47d1288f0867ce2f3ebb064d63dfbe718083c67094756910db20a1a1aa1/Silk-Cube-Images.jpg" /> FIBER DENSITY DISTRIBUTION ︎ <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5297b5ae54edd00bb3d8e7f2e4d543a773c5e26a8e0d56f0bc7e436bae8d7105/top-view-iso.jpg" data-mid="99128050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5297b5ae54edd00bb3d8e7f2e4d543a773c5e26a8e0d56f0bc7e436bae8d7105/top-view-iso.jpg" />Top view render of a cube.︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="1724" height="970" width_o="1724" height_o="970" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4ffc828c096f013525d77b997c05b46450d89e8bd95747e6d1daede0e5a8b37/toolpath-topview-wide.jpg" data-mid="99932873" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4ffc828c096f013525d77b997c05b46450d89e8bd95747e6d1daede0e5a8b37/toolpath-topview-wide.jpg" /> Top view of the toolpath developed for achieving thread deposition. A custom script was created in order to avoid collision between the poles and the end-effector. <img width="4945" height="3297" width_o="4945" height_o="3297" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/341603f514892bea287224cc6e7f621cb1d302ca04a39ab6e2f1163b60eeec43/gantry-0001.jpg" data-mid="55343650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/341603f514892bea287224cc6e7f621cb1d302ca04a39ab6e2f1163b60eeec43/gantry-0001.jpg" /> ︎ 1.5mx1.5mx1.5m&nbsp; Gantry <img width="5938" height="3959" width_o="5938" height_o="3959" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/502fe48d4acd25718e0e2382d2eb1746a9ce8e7f1523314bd0db392ba0022e96/1m-cube-process-1.jpg" data-mid="55343646" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/502fe48d4acd25718e0e2382d2eb1746a9ce8e7f1523314bd0db392ba0022e96/1m-cube-process-1.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d25d8e3594376134c27e2779ef08cfcb0ee219c3d38906602a5a8e893dff7f09/1m-cube-process-2.jpg" data-mid="55343647" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d25d8e3594376134c27e2779ef08cfcb0ee219c3d38906602a5a8e893dff7f09/1m-cube-process-2.jpg" /> ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Bees Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:18:52 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Bees Bees2018Cambridge, MA <img width="6653" height="4435" width_o="6653" height_o="4435" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61f00a3ac346e49956b2fc1c59d118ffab3ded7b2d23423cbe576ec5394950fe/beecube-0001.jpg" data-mid="55290743" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61f00a3ac346e49956b2fc1c59d118ffab3ded7b2d23423cbe576ec5394950fe/beecube-0001.jpg" /> Realized as part of research project conducted in the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab&nbsp;︎ This experiment is part of an ongoing research with honeybees to better understand how they react to different stimuli and environments by challenging the traditional structure of the Langstroth hive. The setup consists of a polycarbonate cube with a prepared motor rensponsible for rotating a main axis that serves as support for the honeybees to deposit wax and construct their honeycombs. Along a period of approximately one month, the axis was periodically rotated causing the bees to modify their structure and adapt to the new settings of their enclosure. A camera recorded the behavior and movement of the bees while a rotary encoder stored the history of the angles in which the axis was stopped at. Further interpration and analysis of the data is still undergoing. Research Team&nbsp;︎ João Costa, Ren Ri , Jean Disset︎, Christoph Bader ︎ and Neri Oxman&nbsp;︎︎ <img width="5959" height="3973" width_o="5959" height_o="3973" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1e9eb9a68b2c447e5f37689575f8cf2f832e78026ddc3251e7727d57989ae3a/bee-cube-0008.jpg" data-mid="55297591" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1e9eb9a68b2c447e5f37689575f8cf2f832e78026ddc3251e7727d57989ae3a/bee-cube-0008.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d82cb0db9594203e8725867535c4f89528812cb88075364aac0d81b797f16058/bee-cube-0001.jpg" data-mid="55297584" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d82cb0db9594203e8725867535c4f89528812cb88075364aac0d81b797f16058/bee-cube-0001.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d78ddbf6bc76fe8302e05ca94a44eebb621ecf5284c7b403b11d614f1b40ae78/bee-cube-0007.jpg" data-mid="55297590" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d78ddbf6bc76fe8302e05ca94a44eebb621ecf5284c7b403b11d614f1b40ae78/bee-cube-0007.jpg" /> <img width="6610" height="4407" width_o="6610" height_o="4407" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b1f587b9b6ad9ab1d8e5bb8f76169575a9585eb070df186c232ffd4e2ab4791/bee-cube-0011.jpg" data-mid="55297594" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b1f587b9b6ad9ab1d8e5bb8f76169575a9585eb070df186c232ffd4e2ab4791/bee-cube-0011.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/409cf58b8f1106179204ee5dac07faa52a40b42ba434687998727bba570fe6ac/bee-cube-0002.jpg" data-mid="55297585" border="0" data-scale="44" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/409cf58b8f1106179204ee5dac07faa52a40b42ba434687998727bba570fe6ac/bee-cube-0002.jpg" /> <img width="2318" height="1667" width_o="2318" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d156df22242e1a6dae14bfa16a91d69821587273b0ad46f5896837b389d76174/31_CT_segmentation.jpg" data-mid="91648858" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d156df22242e1a6dae14bfa16a91d69821587273b0ad46f5896837b389d76174/31_CT_segmentation.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbb1cabbacf7ad8357f87f6b48407a0b0d83ac5cf6c99beb31b746c6ce47b56e/vraytest.jpg" data-mid="91649181" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dbb1cabbacf7ad8357f87f6b48407a0b0d83ac5cf6c99beb31b746c6ce47b56e/vraytest.jpg" /> ︎ <img width="700" height="700" width_o="700" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/daa65b883716235c4519f754d54b1363c595966e366af9a5d9613c8004d9a316/Sequence-02.gif" data-mid="55297555" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/700/i/daa65b883716235c4519f754d54b1363c595966e366af9a5d9613c8004d9a316/Sequence-02.gif" /> Camera feed&nbsp;︎ <img width="700" height="700" width_o="700" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86c080d4f69d0bc9be972a3568a5cd79041eae89ed5fb518012d60d6b3b56494/bee-scan--Converted_1_3.gif" data-mid="55292639" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/700/i/86c080d4f69d0bc9be972a3568a5cd79041eae89ed5fb518012d60d6b3b56494/bee-scan--Converted_1_3.gif" /> 360 Scan&nbsp;︎︎ <img width="700" height="700" width_o="700" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84e78fe70022687784c16903bd3fa3c243cc7830f3498ea82e393fb7b0193a04/bee-scan--Converted_1_2.gif" data-mid="55292261" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/700/i/84e78fe70022687784c16903bd3fa3c243cc7830f3498ea82e393fb7b0193a04/bee-scan--Converted_1_2.gif" /> Z-Axis Scan&nbsp;︎ ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Synthetic-Apiary-II Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:13:20 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Synthetic-Apiary-II Synthetic Apiary II2020-2021Cambridge, MA and Santa Barbara, CA <img width="7175" height="4784" width_o="7175" height_o="4784" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d9c1695e82d4d730a8e87ce96d32a589ed0b0c58eef0313b77f01065b3eb9e3/All_Front2.jpg" data-mid="91244720" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d9c1695e82d4d730a8e87ce96d32a589ed0b0c58eef0313b77f01065b3eb9e3/All_Front2.jpg" /> <img width="7175" height="4784" width_o="7175" height_o="4784" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b204b1ed227a77591bfbb037a5532bb022da596f5789faa7e67328ba97b92834/All_Side2.jpg" data-mid="91240338" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b204b1ed227a77591bfbb037a5532bb022da596f5789faa7e67328ba97b92834/All_Side2.jpg" /> <img width="7175" height="4784" width_o="7175" height_o="4784" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88fe51fc9df8b0842d5ed2dffea5a8551266cca49b4cea8e2947053fac4f5b9f/All_Side1.jpg" data-mid="91244721" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88fe51fc9df8b0842d5ed2dffea5a8551266cca49b4cea8e2947053fac4f5b9f/All_Side1.jpg" /> <img width="7175" height="4784" width_o="7175" height_o="4784" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8527188ee43938918a3b62cd166d60539c1131d39ee235f8333304226417f987/All_Top-ish.jpg" data-mid="91239780" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8527188ee43938918a3b62cd166d60539c1131d39ee235f8333304226417f987/All_Top-ish.jpg" /> Realized as part of research project conducted in the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab&nbsp;︎ Synthetic Apiary II challenges traditional beekeeping methods and the existing practices in order to foster a more productive interaction between the human and nonhuman. To enable this interaction, we developed a protocol that combines beekeeping strategies with the temporal aspect that is required for co-designing with the Apis mellifera honey bee, since it is not possible to have the expected outcome if the nonhuman component operates on a different timeline than the human one.&nbsp; Related publication in Nature Communications Biology ︎Computational Methods for the Characterization of Apis mellifera Comb Architecture ︎︎︎ Featured Article Dezeen ︎ Research Team&nbsp;︎ João Costa, Christoph Bader ︎, Rachel Smith ︎︎︎, Nic Lee&nbsp;︎︎︎, Nick Wiggle&nbsp;︎︎︎ and Neri Oxman&nbsp;︎︎ We designed a grid of experiments that encompass different stimuli such as geometry, material properties, added pheromones and others, and created a set of 3D prints that at times replace the frame-structure of a regular hive. These objects are meant to be placed in a Langstroth hive and provide extra space for the bees to expand their colony. They offer different features that at times function as a suggested scaffold for comb construction or as a malleable substrate for the bees to manipulate. We have found that, in these cases, the object is not an absolute experiment. Whether it promotes comb construction depends on a number of factors such as time of year, presence of a queen, colony population, structural stability, availability of resources and many others. Therefore, the apparatus is only a piece of this much more complex system.︎ <img width="2348" height="1820" width_o="2348" height_o="1820" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a35f9fbd040f77725a186241c3a8cbce40b4c6482acd90d71c9ba4d1f8782cd/01.jpg" data-mid="91245833" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a35f9fbd040f77725a186241c3a8cbce40b4c6482acd90d71c9ba4d1f8782cd/01.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="1470" height="827" width_o="1470" height_o="827" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/527416abd60430a5c415f04ce99083545624b91579107751294ab50d6abbb7cb/fracture-render.jpg" data-mid="99010741" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/527416abd60430a5c415f04ce99083545624b91579107751294ab50d6abbb7cb/fracture-render.jpg" /> ︎︎︎ Digital reconstruction based on CT scan data. <img width="4014" height="1841" width_o="4014" height_o="1841" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8cd99c7c9bf53deb42b1dac009c5ab7c3c14563005764a1116d9e7b9faceb87/2_Geometry.jpg" data-mid="91241678" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8cd99c7c9bf53deb42b1dac009c5ab7c3c14563005764a1116d9e7b9faceb87/2_Geometry.jpg" /><img width="4014" height="1841" width_o="4014" height_o="1841" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a2e14334ab0ab024cb50175972fd4a0aaaf83a7cbae74a99cad50742f659ee8/04__Render_Cavities_.jpg" data-mid="91241679" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a2e14334ab0ab024cb50175972fd4a0aaaf83a7cbae74a99cad50742f659ee8/04__Render_Cavities_.jpg" />︎︎︎ Examples of 3D printed inserts that were used as a scaffold for comb construction.&nbsp; ︎︎︎ ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="4309" height="6464" width_o="4309" height_o="6464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4c19b57d576f63f69961bf036ca4fb4de9599a390aad57474a1950ee2dcce9f/20200818bigprint00039Z1A8071-copy.jpg" data-mid="91246015" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4c19b57d576f63f69961bf036ca4fb4de9599a390aad57474a1950ee2dcce9f/20200818bigprint00039Z1A8071-copy.jpg" /> PROCESS IMAGES&nbsp;︎︎︎ ︎ <img width="6123" height="4082" width_o="6123" height_o="4082" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/834ddcd149f29525813d5ff7304f032848065ac2faf5989383cbf66c794f52f1/IMG_1861.jpg" data-mid="91244389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/834ddcd149f29525813d5ff7304f032848065ac2faf5989383cbf66c794f52f1/IMG_1861.jpg" /> <img width="6123" height="4082" width_o="6123" height_o="4082" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a44ddede6ab3ae3d6f62189b9e9a844313242ab5cb29f8f09f27dfc55219d55/IMG_3583.jpg" data-mid="91243259" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a44ddede6ab3ae3d6f62189b9e9a844313242ab5cb29f8f09f27dfc55219d55/IMG_3583.jpg" /> <img width="6123" height="4082" width_o="6123" height_o="4082" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69f23623a6b0b4f977bd71e4fafab1ead5c270d9c6618b0142108c39b2fbed91/IMG_2008.jpg" data-mid="91244393" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69f23623a6b0b4f977bd71e4fafab1ead5c270d9c6618b0142108c39b2fbed91/IMG_2008.jpg" /> <img width="6123" height="4082" width_o="6123" height_o="4082" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2ea2df84d3b8955aabd21ec47284428f03d86569c299e73acece3fb96d9e5dd/IMG_3511.jpg" data-mid="91244394" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2ea2df84d3b8955aabd21ec47284428f03d86569c299e73acece3fb96d9e5dd/IMG_3511.jpg" /> ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Adaptable-Meshes Sat, 23 Nov 2019 19:13:00 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Adaptable-Meshes Adaptable Meshes2019Cambridge, MA Realized as part of research project conducted in the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab&nbsp;︎ Adaptable Meshes is&nbsp;an alternative method of developing fiber-based meshes that are the result of ongoing research with the Bombyx mori silkworm done by the group and explored previously in the Silk Pavilion. It consists of a system that uses a heat bonding thread comprised of a polyester core coated in PLA that is deposited by a custom end effector responsible for laying the thread and creating anchor points by heating up and fusing the threads together. This research shows how we can reduce the complexity of the scaffold while increasing the ability to create anchor points within the mesh itself, allowing for a more intricate and adaptable behavior of the system. Research Team&nbsp;︎ João Costa, Felix Kraemer︎ , Christoph Bader ︎,&nbsp;Jean Disset︎ and Neri Oxman&nbsp;︎ Link to Full Paper&nbsp;︎︎ ︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="3031" height="963" width_o="3031" height_o="963" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d5643e899c1bc266c1b1081813970a025d1431fd4ec75c5466bfdeb47c51fe9/randomtoolpath.jpg" data-mid="55336395" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d5643e899c1bc266c1b1081813970a025d1431fd4ec75c5466bfdeb47c51fe9/randomtoolpath.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎︎ ︎ ︎ The custom end-effector can be attached to fabrication systems such as CNC machines or robotic arms. It is responsible for heating up the PLA coating of the thread and fusing it to previously laid out thread, therefore creating connection points. The tool is designed to be in a constant “on” state–meaning it is always heating up the thread–allowing for connections to be made at any stage of the fabrication and releasing the necessity of having to track where existing threads are in order to fuse them together. ︎ ︎ <img width="4000" height="2382" width_o="4000" height_o="2382" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed529060a690889fdcf8f289626a038d7bb81754d2b77cd3c506f624ded66a00/Render-Captions.jpg" data-mid="55336602" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed529060a690889fdcf8f289626a038d7bb81754d2b77cd3c506f624ded66a00/Render-Captions.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f1b7a71558af8775b14f2cac460b228befc80d008af0218ab300a54739082dd/toolpath_sim__1.gif" data-mid="55336781" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f1b7a71558af8775b14f2cac460b228befc80d008af0218ab300a54739082dd/toolpath_sim__1.gif" />Toolpath simulation︎ by Christoph Bader ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Adeus Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:02:58 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Adeus Adeus2016New York, NY The piece consists of two metal plates (one brass; one copper) containing musical notation represented by etched dashes. The song is “Valsa de Eurídice” (Eurydice’s Waltz) by Brazilian poet and musician Vinicius de Moraes. The metal plates are“scanned” by an array of sensors that are attached to two linear actuators, one for each plate. When the system is triggered, both groups of sensors start moving along the plates in sync and play the song. Having reached the end of the plates, the sensors will move backwards and start again. However, since the system is assembled by a human, the array of sensors will slowly begin to move out of sync, altering the overall sound that is played – the assembly is not perfect, mirroring the flaws and entropy inherent to human nature. ︎ The whole auditory mechanism will gradually fall into disorder, but due to the system’s idiosyncrasies, it will recover from that entropy and the sensors will eventually get in sync again, only to launch their descent into chaos. From the moment Orpheus begins his journey back into the mortal world, he is gradually declining into disorder that will culminate with the death of Eurydice. Before this fateful event occurs, however, a liminal space emerges – the moment that precedes his looking back – that Nicolas Bourriaud calls an “interstice.” This small gap in space and time allows for the creation of a domain of exchanges between Orpheus and Eurydice. To borrow from Ann Wroe “it is the moment that Orpheus loses beauty, even as he glimpses it, because it is ungraspable”. ︎︎︎&nbsp; <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e18e42a5799d6de059817a5a2d4d341ecef38aa8d4d24c8658a982358540384/adeus_02.jpg" data-mid="55281939" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e18e42a5799d6de059817a5a2d4d341ecef38aa8d4d24c8658a982358540384/adeus_02.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcc102b08ca7507ef65af51895d01cb4ab1a3d871f191ce18532703f5443cdad/adeus_03.jpg" data-mid="55281940" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fcc102b08ca7507ef65af51895d01cb4ab1a3d871f191ce18532703f5443cdad/adeus_03.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68a331300bc8a3f99838d9193897c7d46922d5b36ce91d149e1d300eb83ed767/adeus_04.jpg" data-mid="55281941" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68a331300bc8a3f99838d9193897c7d46922d5b36ce91d149e1d300eb83ed767/adeus_04.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1c6d17291befa2f7dd7ebab5b27a2dd633e047ee7a9ab720ac8f22a918c913d/adeus_05.jpg" data-mid="55281942" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1c6d17291befa2f7dd7ebab5b27a2dd633e047ee7a9ab720ac8f22a918c913d/adeus_05.jpg" /> The Creators Project&nbsp;︎ Creative Applications&nbsp;︎ Neural&nbsp;︎ ︎ https://joaocosta.co/Imaginary-Topographies-Landscapes-and-Memory Sat, 22 May 2021 19:54:54 +0000 João Costa https://joaocosta.co/Imaginary-Topographies-Landscapes-and-Memory Imaginary Topographies (Landscapes and Memory)2021Cambridge, MA <img width="5000" height="2237" width_o="5000" height_o="2237" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccc1cbcc2bdefd19c381e4bb8e0b094499616e134a64fcab2f0cda34299dc78f/triptic-01-02.jpg" data-mid="109227618" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccc1cbcc2bdefd19c381e4bb8e0b094499616e134a64fcab2f0cda34299dc78f/triptic-01-02.jpg" /> ︎︎︎︎ Imaginary Topographies (Landscapes and Memory) is a series of drawings. Computationally generated, the images explore thoughts converted into features and folds of an imagined terrain.As means of recording the relief mapping of these places, a custom pen plotter was employed. ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ <img width="4020" height="6030" width_o="4020" height_o="6030" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b745ab3235a01cb8c73ed89861387be63d2b58ed7c90cb66f33dce3cd0d9ec77/20210519drawing-tmlapse-02119Z1A9575.jpg" data-mid="109227401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b745ab3235a01cb8c73ed89861387be63d2b58ed7c90cb66f33dce3cd0d9ec77/20210519drawing-tmlapse-02119Z1A9575.jpg" /> ︎ <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19e80488b5788e12aa091b99b54035f929ba662656e959ba39f9ca181eed6ae6/20210526_pictures-5d_00029Z1A9737.jpg" data-mid="109615578" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19e80488b5788e12aa091b99b54035f929ba662656e959ba39f9ca181eed6ae6/20210526_pictures-5d_00029Z1A9737.jpg" /> <img width="3666" height="2703" width_o="3666" height_o="2703" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2e264357d760f5ebd647f25515d51f1d34af61ae70acbb690e631d8b1fa48d4/imaginary-top2-copy.jpg" data-mid="109228992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2e264357d760f5ebd647f25515d51f1d34af61ae70acbb690e631d8b1fa48d4/imaginary-top2-copy.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1128e93f4c1273384d4fdcc5735233e4e970206d817ee5bdff1c91bc7e6f1245/triptic-5d.jpg" data-mid="109615575" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1128e93f4c1273384d4fdcc5735233e4e970206d817ee5bdff1c91bc7e6f1245/triptic-5d.jpg" /> ︎ <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b8a1e249765e03a34fa94533b74394cdaa5dfed58da16e6a0ae8c97ec34a8dc/render-04-051921.jpg" data-mid="109229755" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b8a1e249765e03a34fa94533b74394cdaa5dfed58da16e6a0ae8c97ec34a8dc/render-04-051921.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c842d276821dfeef0bac5b05820659ff27b79156cc1cae2e4a84f5edc0d23bb/render-03-051921.jpg" data-mid="109229731" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c842d276821dfeef0bac5b05820659ff27b79156cc1cae2e4a84f5edc0d23bb/render-03-051921.jpg" /> ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎ ︎