A tree trunk, found in the mountains of San Candido, Italy, is digitised through photogrammetry, transformed through 3D software, and physicalised again through 3D printing. A process that turns a natural element into an object, and, in doing so, opens a tension between its original form and its re-contextualised identity. Translated further into jewellery, a medium capable of carrying socio-cultural symbolism non-verbally, the piece questions our anthropocentric perspective: How do these new tools reshape our understanding of the material world, and what does it mean to impose human intent through technology?
A tree trunk, found in the mountains of San Candido, Italy, is digitised through photogrammetry, transformed through 3D software, and physicalised again through 3D printing. A process that turns a natural element into an object, and, in doing so, opens a tension between its original form and its re-contextualised identity. Translated further into jewellery, a medium capable of carrying socio-cultural symbolism non-verbally, the piece questions our anthropocentric perspective: How do these new tools reshape our understanding of the material world, and what does it mean to impose human intent through technology?