2014 – 888,246 Ceramic Poppies to Commemorate Fallen Soldiers in WW1

Don't miss the major art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, marking one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies will progressively fill the Tower's famous moat over the summer. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the war. The poppies will encircle the iconic landmark, creating not only a […]

Don't miss the major art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, marking one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies will progressively fill the Tower's famous moat over the summer. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the war. The poppies will encircle the iconic landmark, creating not only a spectacular display visible from all around the Tower but also a location for personal reflection. The scale of the installation intends to reflect the magnitude of such an important centenary creating a powerful visual commemoration. We are hoping to sell all of the poppies that make up the installation and, in doing so, raise millions of pounds which will be shared equally amongst six service charities. Sources: Text: Historic Royal Palaces (website) Photos 1 and 2: designboom.com. Photo 3: pinterest.

Added by: Yvonne Jansen, sent by: Dan Hagon. Category: Passive physical visualization Tags: ceramics, deaths, ephemeral, remembrance day, single-datum, walkable

2016 – Duo Tornado Vase

This work by the chinese designer Yisha Cai explores meteorological phenomena using digital data, conception and production tools. Especially interested in data visualization, Yisha Cai collected rain data through sensors and an arduino device. The data were then processed to generate a 3D model. The cylindrical clay tornado form was generated by code in a digital platform. It was subsequently printed in porcelain by a 3D ceramics printer. The accompanying glass globe form was shaped as a […]

This work by the chinese designer Yisha Cai explores meteorological phenomena using digital data, conception and production tools. Especially interested in data visualization, Yisha Cai collected rain data through sensors and an arduino device. The data were then processed to generate a 3D model. The cylindrical clay tornado form was generated by code in a digital platform. It was subsequently printed in porcelain by a 3D ceramics printer. The accompanying glass globe form was shaped as a positive form of the (imaginary) void created by the profile of the tornado. The blown glass globe form was produced in a unique 3D printed ceramics mould. Sources: Yisha Cai (2016) DUO TORNADO. (archived version) “La céramique comme expérience”, (2019), Editions du CCE, Laboratoire de recherche de l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’art de Limoges, p. 104-111.

Added by: Datartefact, sent by: Anne-Laure Fréant. Category: Passive physical visualization Tags: weather, 3d printing, clay print, glass blowing, glass, ceramics, extruded 2d

2021 – The Flood Necklace

The “Flood Necklaces” embeds flood history data of the river Loire in the city of Orleans. Each ball of clay is sized according to the water heights measured on flood scales between 1800 and 2003, in the city of Orleans. Data is from the Region Centre-Val-de-Loire (DREAL), for floods between 1804 and 2003. The biggest flood recorded happened in 1866, and impacted most rivers and regions of France. It was such a major event that a report to the Emperor has been written to estimate the damages […]

The “Flood Necklaces” embeds flood history data of the river Loire in the city of Orleans. Each ball of clay is sized according to the water heights measured on flood scales between 1800 and 2003, in the city of Orleans. Data is from the Region Centre-Val-de-Loire (DREAL), for floods between 1804 and 2003. The biggest flood recorded happened in 1866, and impacted most rivers and regions of France. It was such a major event that a report to the Emperor has been written to estimate the damages nationaly. It impacted the urban planning and river containment national policy for the decades to come and lead to major construction works on all major rivers. Made by Anne-Laure Fréant in 2021. Ceramics & rope. Source: Anne-Laure Fréant (2022) The making of the Loire river “Flood Necklace” data-object. (archived version) Related: Also see our other entries on data jewellery.

Added by: Anne-Laure Fréant. Category: Passive physical visualization Tags: data jewellery, flood, Loire river, ceramics, necklace