Digital Fabrication

Catalog description

In this studio art course combining theory and practice, students will critically engage with the technologies of 3D printing and 3D scanning, examining both their material capacities and their technological implications. We approach 3D fabrication not simply as a tool for production, but as a conceptual framework through which to examine how matter, power, and imagination intersect in the present moment. Throughout the course, students will engage in readings, discussions, critiques, and the creation of 3D-printed sculptural work. By the end of the course, students will have experimented with a variety of materials for 3D printing and fabrication. They also will develop a body of work and a critical vocabulary that treats digital fabrication as a medium for resistance, world-building, and collective imagination.