Digital Skin

THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES THE ILLUSION OF WEIGHT THROUGH A 3D-PRINTED CORSET THAT VISUALLY IMITATES HEAVY METAL WHILE REMAINING PHYSICALLY LIGHTWEIGHT. UTILIZING 3D PRINTING AND PLA MATERIAL ENABLED PRECISE EXPERIMENTATION WITH SURFACE TEXTURES AND MATERIAL EFFECTS TO CREATE A DELIBERATE CONTRAST BETWEEN APPEARANCE AND REALITY. THE RESULTING GARMENT PROMPTS A MOMENT OF PERCEPTUAL AMBIGUITY, ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO QUESTION HOW AN OBJECT THAT APPEARS SUBSTANTIAL CAN, IN FACT, BE LIGHT.