From Dust to Dust

When we think of dust, we think of something in decay, or unkept. As much as we try to eliminate it from our lives, it always reappears, and is always there. We produce dust, as much as we try to remove it, or seek refuge from it. 

As the byproduct of almost everything we do and produce, dust is also very personal and is a document of history and time. 

I collected all the dust in my apartment, from swiffering, the air filter and air conditioner, and imagined it as a kind of landscape. I am playing with the reversal of scale here, by transforming the small pieces of dust to a kind of territory. I documented the collection of dust and turned it into a 3D model that is 48′ by 14′. I then created a 2D representation of this landscape by making a topographical map. 

Sometimes, it doesn’t take imitating nature, or biomimicry to arrive at interesting form. Just look inside your air conditioner.

When we think of dust, we think of something in decay, or unkept. As much as we try to eliminate it from our lives, it always reappears, and is always there. We produce dust, as much as we try to remove it, or seek refuge from it. 

As the byproduct of almost everything we do and produce, dust is also very personal and is a document of history and time. 

I collected all the dust in my apartment, from swiffering, the air filter and air conditioner, and imagined it as a kind of landscape. I am playing with the reversal of scale here, by transforming the small pieces of dust to a kind of territory. I documented the collection of dust and turned it into a 3D model that is 48′ by 14′. I then created a 2D representation of this landscape by making a topographical map. 

Sometimes, it doesn’t take imitating nature, or biomimicry to arrive at interesting form. Just look inside your air conditioner.

When we think of dust, we think of something in decay, or unkept. As much as we try to eliminate it from our lives, it always reappears, and is always there. We produce dust, as much as we try to remove it, or seek refuge from it. 

As the byproduct of almost everything we do and produce, dust is also very personal and is a document of history and time. 

I collected all the dust in my apartment, from swiffering, the air filter and air conditioner, and imagined it as a kind of landscape. I am playing with the reversal of scale here, by transforming the small pieces of dust to a kind of territory. I documented the collection of dust and turned it into a 3D model that is 48′ by 14′. I then created a 2D representation of this landscape by making a topographical map. 

Sometimes, it doesn’t take imitating nature, or biomimicry to arrive at interesting form. Just look inside your air conditioner.

When we think of dust, we think of something in decay, or unkept. As much as we try to eliminate it from our lives, it always reappears, and is always there. We produce dust, as much as we try to remove it, or seek refuge from it. 

As the byproduct of almost everything we do and produce, dust is also very personal and is a document of history and time. 

I collected all the dust in my apartment, from swiffering, the air filter and air conditioner, and imagined it as a kind of landscape. I am playing with the reversal of scale here, by transforming the small pieces of dust to a kind of territory. I documented the collection of dust and turned it into a 3D model that is 48′ by 14′. I then created a 2D representation of this landscape by making a topographical map. 

Sometimes, it doesn’t take imitating nature, or biomimicry to arrive at interesting form. Just look inside your air conditioner.