2. Digital bodies¶
Interesting projects¶
Mu Boyan
Mu Boyan is a contemporary Chinese sculptor. Best known for his variety of small-scale and life-sized depictions of obese young men suspended in various activities or poses, the underlying focus of his work is the transforming views of weight gain in China. Where obesity was once seen as a sign of wealth in a country where many people were starving, popular views are now shifting towards the Western perception of the overweight as grotesque and unhealthy. Mu’s work examines this change of view through his humorous and satirical sculptures, which, despite their exaggerated surrealism, maintain a high degree of realism and technical finish. Born in 1976 in Shandong Province, China, he went on to receive a master’s degree in fine art from the sculpture department of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2005. Mu lives and works in Beijing, China.
‘Fat is fat, but there are two ways of looking at it. While an excess of adipose tissue may be unattractive to Westerners, in the East, it’s a sign of decadent wealth. After all, only people who can afford to be fat are those who can afford to eat more food than they absolutely have to.’
Inspiration¶
No estoy sola. Hay otres como yo, somos un montón de identidades que tenemos un cuerpo parecido y una necesidad de compartir estrategias para afrontar una realidad que nos pega con mucha fuerza todos los días. No nos conocemos entre todes, pero nos estamos organizando. Porque incluso en los lugares donde nos sentimos más seguros, los estigmas nos persiguen.
Make your own human¶
To get to the point this week, we tried this 3d model application that is free Make human to design our own human.It was an option to get this assignment It is very easy to use,very intuitive.This is how it looks when you open it
You can find different repositories like other skin colors, objects, clothes, etc in the assets section Here there is very useful tutorial in spanish to modifie and create your human character another one in english
Scan with Kinect & KUKA robot¶
[Kinect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect#:~:text=Kinect%20(codenamed%20Project%20Natal%20during,and%20first%20released%20in%202010.&text=This%20enables%20Kinect%20to%20be,interact%20with%20a%20computer%20system.)is an add-on device. We use the kinect attached to the robot [KUKA] (https://www.kuka.com/en-de) arm to scan ourselves completely. Here you can see the process in FabLabBarcelona!
A useful [tutorial ] to scan with kinect (https://all3dp.com/2/kinect-3d-scanner-easy-beginner-tutorial/) [useful tools of it]https://all3dp.com/2/best-kinect-3d-scanner-software-tools/ files!!
Modifications in Rhino¶
After scanning we learned how to modify the volume in rhino
Laser cutter¶
I use the lasercutter for first time so most important things are
Slice for Fusion 360¶
Is a programme to convert 3D models into 2D plans and use them to create figures of various shapes on Laser cutters or CNC machines. Export your patterns as EPS, DXF, and PDF files.
