Aluminum Anatomy

2022

Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy
Aluminum Anatomy

Work by the art unit "Shimo × dom" — architect Shimoda, who unfolds origami, and "recycler" nodom, who unfolds discarded cans — formed to look closely at, and dissect, everyday materials.

Ten nude figures, men and women of all ages, made entirely from aluminum cans. Rather than treating the can as waste, the project reframes it as a "vessel." Made by cutting and folding 0.1mm-thick aluminum can sheet alone, kept as a single continuous surface throughout; key points of the human body extracted from drawings are built up into three-dimensional form. Concept: how we relate to the things around us is the first step toward solving environmental problems.

Created by
Yuta Shimoda
Collaborators
nodom (Daichi Iijima)
Award
Finalist, COIL Upcycle Art Contest 2022
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