element/tr33/obj (AV-2022-U-274)

“element/tr33/obj (AV-2022-U-274)” is the immaterial derivation of a physical bronze sculpture shown at Brownstone Foundation, Paris, in July 2022. The original physical bronze sculpture, “element/tr33 (AV-2022-U-259),” explores potential forms taken by hemp plants. Thousands of hemp herbariums were collected on the web or created by the author, then digitized. From there, “anti-Darwinian” branch and impossible leaf forms were generated by GANs (generative adversarial networks) and modeled in 3D. The 3D model was then reproduced as an “IRL mock-up” using fragments of branches collected by the artist at the Château du Feÿ, during the Glitch Residency in 2021, while the leaves were 3D printed. The mock-up was then cast in bronze, forming the “element/tr33 (AV-2022-U-259)” sculpture. Lastly, it was digitized by photogrammetry and voxelized, becoming “element/tr33/obj (AV-2022-U-274).” The owner of this digital sculpture is authorized by aurèce vettier to install it in any metaverse, if possible in spaces totally open to the public.