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From optical to tactile-extruding photography
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From optical to tactile-extruding photography

Rosalind Ann Sutkowski
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/mvcn-h293
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Design--Research Arts Three-dimensional imaging Three-dimensional printing Tactile graphics
Since the invention of photography, the medium has gone through many stages; it originated as a highly technical scientific process with the practice limited to those with extensive expertise and access to expensive equipment and materials. As the technology progressed, the field rapidly expanded and the medium has spawned extensive research, experimentation and artistic exploration. This work investigates multi-sensory methods to expand the experiential potentials within the medium of photography. While 3D scanning and photogrammetry have been utilized in archeology, mapping and other practical applications, the new technology, while highly procedural, is aesthetically in its primitive form. Current technology outcomes include 3D printed replicas of artifacts, bones and small plastic sculptures made from full body scans. The work presented here explores this new technology and pushes the medium forward. Beginning with a process of extruding two-dimensional photographic imagery to three-dimensional bas relief, incorporating microprocessors with imagery and experimenting with different materials to bring aesthetic value, tactility and sound to the photographic image. Possible outcomes could be to enable the visually impaired to feel an image or for someone to experience an image through multiple senses.

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