Art Raised to the Power of Science (art)sci, Volume I
Elastic Method and Silica Aerogel
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Beschreibung
This book introduces a theoretical and practical framework for those inspired by the dynamic interactions between art, science, and technology. It approaches nanomaterials from a cross-disciplinary perspective, examining not only their functional capacities but also their ability to capture the public imagination and evoke curiosity and awe. While scientific literature has only marginally addressed their artistic potential, this book demonstrates how nanomaterials can be applied in innovative artistic contexts. In doing so, it aims to catalyze new directions in nanoscience while broadening and democratizing access to knowledge about advanced materials. The volume will appeal to scientists, designers, and intellectually engaged readers across academia, industry, and governmental institutions.
- Provides a new angle from which to analyze both scientific and artistic works;
- Includes discussion from world-leading scientists and artists on mostly unexplored applications of nanotechnology;
- Includes inspiring, full-color images of these novel nanomaterials captured during lab studies.
This image-rich book establishes the origins of a long-term art–science program where silica aerogel operates as both nanomaterial and cultural instrument. It is the first of four related monographs exploring silica aerogel nanoscience in a free-dimensional practice. Moving from early plastographic investigations and “objet trouvé” logics to threshold projects including (Nephele)³, MIT-based development, and NASA/JPL experiments, the volume documents how elastic method emerges: a disciplined practice where optics, fragility, and process become the work’s core syntax. The book builds the methodological base for the four-volume set: early material experiments; emergence of plastography and elastic method; transitions from atelier to laboratory; and the first institutional thresholds (MIT; NASA/JPL). It integrates process-aware discussion (sol–gel lineage, drying logics, optical behavior, handling/encasing constraints) with a dense visual archive.
Establishes plastography and elastic method as a repeatable art^science research framework. Documents MIT + NASA/JPL threshold experiments that disciplined silica aerogel practice Integrates image-dense case studies with process constraints and optical engineering logic
Autor*in
Ioannis Michaloudis
Themen in »Art Raised to the Power of Science (art)sci, Volume I«
Nanomaterials Aerogels Quantum Dots Nanocarbons Bionanotechnology Energy Capture Visual Properties of nanomaterials Nano display media Nanomaterials in art Societal effects of nanotechnology Nano-media Nanotechnology in display