This last project of translation - from the organic three dimensional object (a fruit or vegetable in most cases) to digital realm of Rhino and back into the physical world again in the form of plywood - causes us to examine the nature of the material we work in. For example, when working with plywood we may observe the laminations of the wood, the direction of the grain, and the hardness of the wood. In this exhibition, the installations look at corn and wheat and the material possibilities of these products in innovative ways. The use of wheat to hold up dishes reveals new opportunities for what is normally only seen as an edible item, not as structural. How might we look at the materials we use for our translations in new ways? Are we resisting the material by making it perform in these strange ways, or simply experimenting and innovating?
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