Shannon Ha-Looking Outwards-03

Aguahoja is a project that explored how natural materials that have been put to waste by humans can be digitally designed and computationally fabricated by 3D printers or other robots. A lot of focus is geared towards the creation of biopolymer composites that can be used in an industrial setting. The aim is to disrupt the vicious cycle of obsolescence and the production of synthetic waste. The shape and material of composition is informed by physical properties, environmental conditions and fabrication constraints. All these factors are calculated into the 3D printing in order to best mimic biological patterns.

I think in the case of Aguahoja, there doesn’t seem to be a direct connection to the creator’s artistic sensibilities, but I think in a way the fact that their is a strong emphasis in a naturally formed shape, shows that they form is valued over function to some extent.