"Memento" is a project developed in the residency program at CYENS - Thinker Meker Space.

The work is based on interest in interactive technologies, particularly computer vision, where computers process external images and information, and computer graphics, where data in a computer is made visible to the human eye. Data from 3D models created by scanning collections found in Cyprus are transformed into wireframe models in the computer. This is an attempt to reconstruct a surface-based world in three-dimensional space, focusing on the brain’s tendency to emphasize boundaries in the information available from vision and to translate the scene in front of us into two dimensions using the most basic surface element, the triangle. They are then rematerialized into real space by being 3D printed.

When I saw the 3D model data obtained from a 3D scan of a cat object found in Cyprus on my PC, it gave the impression of being realistic but somehow lacking reality. This symbolized my stay in Cyprus, where I came into contact with a culture and society far removed from that of Japan. By transforming these scans into tangible works via digital technology, I aim to capture the essence of my time there and the people he met, while also exploring perceptions of reality and how we perceive the world around us.

3D-printed resin, ultraviolet light

Memento [Agora Exhibition Space (CYENS) / Nicosia, Cyprus]
Photographer: George Dimoglou
Photos Ownership: CYENS Centre of Excellence