DIN 18400-4

Tangible and Digitally Born Artifacts

Maria Capelo

September 2024

Universität der Künste Berlin

Description

Most of the objects and images we interact with daily are made with and by computers. The integration of computers not only influences the creation of these objects and images but also the fabrication of realities.

This spatial installation displays mixed representations (3D and 2D) of the door handles from Medienhaus. Although industrial standards apply to these handles, installation irregularities and wear make each one unique. Non-uniform, resin 3D-printed artifacts placed on the structure and handles highlight often-overlooked everyday elements. The installation structure, made with standardized aluminum profiles and docked to the exhibition space’s architecture, includes elements created using CAD, 3D printing software, procedural 3D tools, and modelling software.