Looking Outwards – 05 – 3D Computer Graphics

Jennifer Steinkamp creates digital animations to explore the ideas of space, perception, and motion. Her piece called “Womb” was featured at Talley Dunn Gallery in August 23, 2019.

“Womb” joins art, design, and spatial experience into one. Viewers can walk up to an interactive wall of fruit. The fruits follow the movement of the people and continues to move on its own even after people stop moving. I admire how eccentric and lively the piece is. The vibrant colors, coupled with movement and wind sound effects, results in a transformative experience. Steinkamp uses 3D modeling software and Photoshop in order to generate “Womb”. She uses careful calibration to the dimensions of the physical space. All of her work is centered around femininity. Her artistic sensibilities manifest in “Womb” because the piece is all about taking up space. Similar to a womb that takes up space within the body in order to generate life, her artpiece generates transformation, movement, and life as well.