Above the Ground by Joyce Billet
About the Project
I developed the robotic 3D printing workflow for the bench legs and planters in this project: the toolpaths for every printed component, the texturing of the objects to match the artist’s vision, and the strategy for attaching the printed parts to the wooden elements.
Above the Ground is a sculptural intervention by Joyce Billet in collaboration with the RDF Lab. It explores the connection between the natural and the digital — manmade and organic elements merged into a single environment, with drawings and paintings of plant species informing the cuts, etchings, and sculptural forms of the installation.
The 3D-printed vessels, made from renewable PLA, mimic organic shapes filled with soil, questioning how humanity can coexist with nature while adapting to new mediums of evolution. These vessels function both as sculptures and as an environment for plants and humans to inhabit simultaneously.
