2024-04-27T18:01:29-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/118272300/textscape-depicts-the-evolution-of-printing-in-3d-printed-documents Justine Testado 2015-01-13T14:00:00-05:00 >2015-01-14T20:51:33-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/lc/lcbuu9ucsgwak7kp.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"Textscape" by interdisciplinary artist and University of Hawaii at Manoa educator <a href="http://hongtaozhou.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hongtao Zhou</a> is a visually engaging work of 3D text documents that nods to one of the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China: printing. The letter-sized documents examine how the role of printing has shifted from duplicating text to producing objects, thanks to the rise of 3D printing.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/o7/o76g9n0uhs990nlq.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/x7/x70phbhktqzm04jl.jpg"></p><p>Reflecting Zhou's background in furniture design, sculptural installation, and architecture, the documents are 3D depictions of their respective subject matters, such as cities or landscapes.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/49/49xes0wl2upu0is3.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/7p/7p6pjtve4steabcl.jpg"></p><p>Zhou&nbsp;&mdash; and a group of participating artists consisting of Tyler Francisco, Rhealyn Dalere and Chin Fang Chen from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture&nbsp;&mdash; created additional Textscapes "written" in braille, different languages, calligraphies, and number systems with the intention to turn the pastime of reading into an interactive process and into works of art that can be widely appreciated.</p>