Feb.15, 2014
An exhibit in the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University uses 3D printed objects designed by people in the community to discuss changes in agriculture and food in the Silicon Valley region. The exhibit called "A Serving of Shapes" by artist Corrine Takara is open until March 16th.
Public 3D printing workshops were held at several locations in Silicon Valley in January of 2014. Participants used their ideas about the history of food in their region and personal attitudes about food to make 3D designs. They used Tinkercad and Sketchup to make new 3D designs or manipulate existing ones provided by Takara. This video shows a few 3D designs in progress and includes sounds like running water and a rooster.
44 designs were chosen to print and display in the exhibit on a special table cloth with images of all the 3D designs created during the workshop. The food-related objects were printed on an Afinia printer and a MakerBot Replicator 2X which was borrowed from SCU's School of Engineering.
Takara hopes to raise awareness for 3D printing and get people excited about the technology while giving local people a way to discuss and make things related to food. The sculptures make up the beef of the exhibition which is part of a festival of activities called Around the Table: Food, Creativity, Community aimed at exploring the role of food in our lives.
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