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Ebb & Flow: Uncovering Costantino Nivola's Olivetti Sandcast through 3D Fabrication and Virtual Exploration

Moonisa Ahsan, Giuliana Altea, Fabio Bettio, Marco Callieri, Antonella Camarda, Paolo Cignoni, Enrico Gobbetti, Paolo Ledda, Alessandro Lutzu, Fabio Marton, Giuseppe Mignemi, and Federico Ponchio

September 2022

Abstract

We report on the outcomes of a large multi-disciplinary project targeting the physical reproduction and virtual documentation and exploration of the Olivetti sandcast, a monumental (over 100m²) semi-abstract frieze by the Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola. After summarizing the goal and motivation of the project, we provide details on the acquisition and processing steps that led to the creation of a 3D digital model. We then discuss the technical details and the challenges that we have faced for the physical fabrication process of a massive physical replica, which was the centerpiece of a recent exhibition. We finally discuss the design and application of an interactive web-based tool for the exploration of an annotated virtual replica. The main components of the tool will be released as open source.

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Moonisa Ahsan, Giuliana Altea, Fabio Bettio, Marco Callieri, Antonella Camarda, Paolo Cignoni, Enrico Gobbetti, Paolo Ledda, Alessandro Lutzu, Fabio Marton, Giuseppe Mignemi, and Federico Ponchio. Ebb & Flow: Uncovering Costantino Nivola's Olivetti Sandcast through 3D Fabrication and Virtual Exploration. In The 20th Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage. Pages 85-94, September 2022. DOI: 10.2312/gch.20221230.

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Bibtex citation record

@inproceedings{Ahsan:2022:EFU,
    author = {Moonisa Ahsan and Giuliana Altea and Fabio Bettio and Marco Callieri and Antonella Camarda and Paolo Cignoni and Enrico Gobbetti and Paolo Ledda and Alessandro Lutzu and Fabio Marton and Giuseppe Mignemi and Federico Ponchio},
    title = {Ebb \& Flow: Uncovering {Costantino Nivola}'s {Olivetti} Sandcast through {3D} Fabrication and Virtual Exploration},
    booktitle = {The 20th Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage},
    pages = {85--94},
    month = {September},
    year = {2022},
    abstract = { We report on the outcomes of a large multi-disciplinary project targeting the physical reproduction and virtual documentation and exploration of the Olivetti sandcast, a monumental (over 100m$^2$) semi-abstract frieze by the Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola. After summarizing the goal and motivation of the project, we provide details on the acquisition and processing steps that led to the creation of a 3D digital model. We then discuss the technical details and the challenges that we have faced for the physical fabrication process of a massive physical replica, which was the centerpiece of a recent exhibition. We finally discuss the design and application of an interactive web-based tool for the exploration of an annotated virtual replica. The main components of the tool will be released as open source. },
    doi = {10.2312/gch.20221230},
    url = {http://vic.crs4.it/vic/cgi-bin/bib-page.cgi?id='Ahsan:2022:EFU'},
}