Rugosas
Inspired by the large coral systems found in prehistoric oceans, Rugosas (2024) is an exploration of biodiversity in the latent stages of new ecosystems. In a process that could be described as informed-reflexive drawing, Yam responds to the creatures and environments archived in his mind as a result of visual research, improvising new forms in VR to create colonies of digital rugosa to simulate chance and other factors that drive the evolution of natural systems.
Process
Tools
• Gravity VR • Cinema 4D • Redshift
About the Process
After modelling a variety of rugosas using an automatic 3D drawing process in Gravity VR, interesting and successful forms are selected for further refinement, before they are transferred into Cinema 4D for texturing.
Simple environments are created to house these rugosa colonies, and the composition and its components undergo further compositional and visual adjustments to create a harmonious underwater ecosystem.
Simple environments are created to house these rugosa colonies, and the composition and its components undergo further compositional and visual adjustments to create a harmonious underwater ecosystem.
Exhibitions
Overview
"Satellite" at Twenty Twenty Six Gallery
10 MarchJuly–3 April, 2024
Curated by Twenty Twenty Six Gallery
Exhibition Details
The Satellite exhibition at Twenty Twenty Six showcased over 50 digital artists and their NFTs in a contemporary gallery space in Australia.
Information
Tools/Materials
2x Small TVs (Vintage)
Metadata
Year: 2022
Dimensions: 1920x1080
Frame rate: 25fps
Codec: h.264 mp4
Dimensions: 1920x1080
Frame rate: 25fps
Codec: h.264 mp4
Special Thanks
Dor Sagiv and Indrajit Sarkar for their assistance.
Dan Perez and Ilya Markus for their beautiful film.