Analogue 3D Printing : stamping and sealing
We are holding this hands-on discussion/making/thinking session to explore the potentials of older models of making alongside the digital modes of creation enabled by 3D printers, VR headsets and high-powered computers in the Senate House MakerSpace. In many periods of ancient and later history, texts and other formulaic designs have been stamped into clay, lead, wax and other materials; we will look at different kinds of stamps, matrices and soft surfaces into which we might press them. Come prepared to get your hands dirty with air-drying clay, be creative, play and experiment, as we think with our hands about design and implementation processes across mediums.
How do different materials and techniques, such as 3D printing and modelling clay, change the way we think about bespoke creation or rapid prototyping, and what possibilities or limitations are enabled by different methods? Can playful modelling be of value for experimental archaeology, e.g. through the reconstruction of experimental objects we can use in ways not possible with original artefacts? Can we “think with our hands” about methods, practices, context or processes in ways that complement our current source material, fragmentary remains and understanding?
This event is free to attend, but booking is required.
This page was last updated on 3 July 2024