Fragments of Self

Digital Tools and Fragmented Identity

Carly Lave
MDes Mediums 2025
Justin Booz
MDes Mediums 2025
Eric Rannestad
MDes Mediums 2026
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1 Final cinema 4D render.

This project delves into the digital abstraction of identity via a 3D scan of Carly's head. Our concept interrogates how digital tools can personify and fragment identity, bringing forth unique digital representations of the Self. How do we represent the Self across physical and digital forms? Should we remain authentic to physical anatomical features or depart greatly from form?

Project video
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2 Grasshopper: (a) photogrammetry scan, (b) mesh normals, (c + d) mesh slicing, (d) mesh slicing, (e + f) color mapping
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3 Alternative final render with Cinema 4D