https://nestorpestana.com Nestor Pestana Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:18:03 +0000 https://nestorpestana.com en https://nestorpestana.com/NESPES Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:45:56 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/NESPES https://nestorpestana.com/Projects Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:27:04 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Projects https://nestorpestana.com/Spectral-Archive Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:18:03 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Spectral-Archive Spectral Archive: Anthology of Franciscos Francos <img width="6226" height="4151" width_o="6226" height_o="4151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c55ee870a444b02c5838fb348705e9043c1c83475391bea3f5e4f58b4642ba79/O34A5271.jpg" data-mid="246924108" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c55ee870a444b02c5838fb348705e9043c1c83475391bea3f5e4f58b4642ba79/O34A5271.jpg" /> ▲ Image showing a sculptural artefact produced for Spectral Archive: Anthology of Franciscos Francos. INDEX of Art &amp; Technology. Featured in:• Exhibition at INDEX of Art &amp; Technology, Portugal 2024• Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts (TTTIFA), Taiwan 2022 (exhibited in augmented reality)• Henrique &amp; Francisco Franco Museum, Portugal 2022 • Diário de Notícias (online newspaper), Portugal 2022 • Diário de Notícias (printed newspaper) - Portugal March 4 2022 • Jornal da Madeira (online newspaper), 2022 • RTP Madeira - Casa das Artes, 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2021/2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mediums: artefacts made with plaster powder, extruded polystyrene, fibre glass, resin, resin pigments, acrylic paints and varnishes, glues, fillings, mirror • Stands in stainless steel and steel paints • Digital illustrations printed on paper and framed.For more detailed information, please scroll down to each artefact. Spectral Archive is an evergrowing archive of events that never happened: unfulfilled promises, forgotten histories, lies, dreams for a better world that never came to be...&nbsp;Anthology of Franciscos Francos is the first entry to the Spectral Archive, commissioned by Henrique &amp; Francisco Franco Museum. The entry revolves around an event in the life of Francisco Franco,&nbsp;a Portuguese anarchist sculptor of the 1920s who shares his name with the Spanish dictator, and who ended up working for one. The event chosen for this entry is an exhibition in Boston that Francisco Franco took part with Picasso in 1927. Little is currently known about this event: which works he exhibited, whether he travelled to Boston, whether he met Picasso and how this exhibition may have influenced him. Using GPT-3, Nestor Pestana explored these gaps in the historical record, filling them with alternate stories. To do so, he develops a dialogue with GPT-3 through an online platform built specifically for this purpose. On this platform, he adds words, phrases and texts related to Francisco’s life, which are then used by GPT-3 to fill in what is not known. Through this process, 110 versions of what could have happened at the Boston exhibition were created, thus also creating 110 Franciscos, all of them existing simultaneously in a multiverse of possibilities. Five alternate stories were chosen from all 110. These were further developed into longer stories using GPT-3, and materialised into sculptural artefacts, images, sounds and digital animations. ▲ Interview by Casa das Artes (RTP Madeira) with Nestor Pestana. Henrique &amp; Francisco Franco Museum. All 110 alternate stories generated with GPT-3 were originally in Portuguese and translated into English. They were subject to minimal changes, so they might sound a little strange. To obtain the five chosen stories below, Nestor Pestana fed GPT-3 with the chronology of Francisco’s life up until the Boston exhibition of 1927. From here the artist started a kind of dialogue with GPT-3, to fill in the gaps of what is known about this event. Legend Bold: Texts generated by GPT-3 Regular: Texts added by Nestor Pestana <img width="2111" height="2536" width_o="2111" height_o="2536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53be655a14f780b543a37ef9c09b45fae55f696c07dfa67f77add31c46906cdb/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_1.jpg" data-mid="139915850" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53be655a14f780b543a37ef9c09b45fae55f696c07dfa67f77add31c46906cdb/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_1.jpg" /> ▲ 3D rendered image showing the sculptures and image produced for alternate story #65. • Teddy bear artefact (w275xh400xd250mm) created in the 3D software Rhino and 3D printed using plaster powder. Surface coated with acrylic paint and matt varnish.• Block of coal artefact (w165xh400xd95mm) created in the 3D software Rhino and 3D printed using plaster powder. Surface coated with different acrylic paints and graphite powder. • Frame (w600xh1500xd600mm) in stainless steel coated with steel paint• Framed 3D rendered photographs (w765xh915xd20mm) created in Cinema 4D and Daz Studio, printed on paper. #65 Block of Coal or Teddy Bear (...) In 1927, (Francisco) exhibited in Boston with Picasso, Louvencen and Maillol. However, for the country’s history, his legacy will be in drawing. (...) In Boston, he developed a friendship with poet John C. Barr, who introduced him to drawing, and as a result of this friendship, a poetry book by Maria Fontes was created, featuring poems by the American poet and illustrations by Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior. In this exhibition, John C. Barr asked Francisco to choose between two objects: a teddy bear and a piece of coal. Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior chose the piece of coal, which lead John C. Barr to approach him with interest to invite him to a new series of drawings. The teddy bear had the shape of a teddy bear that had a pig that had a horse that had a dog that had a cat that had a mouse that had a fish that had a crab that had a pig that had a horse that had a dog that had a cat that had a mouse that had a fish that had a crab that had a pig that had a horse that had a dog that had a cat that had a mouse that had a fish that had a crab that had a pig that had a horse that had a dog that had a cat that had a mouse that had a fish that had a crab that had a pig that had a horse that had a dog that had a cat that had ∞ The block of coal had the shape of a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had a coal block that had&nbsp;∞ ▼ Pictures of the installation of alternate story #65 at Henrique &amp; Francisco Franco Museum in Madeira Island, and INDEX of Art &amp; Technology in Braga. <img width="5771" height="3847" width_o="5771" height_o="3847" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8789c9e98a4d3c88dbe7a0fba4764dd824fb9ffed8d8b0170ac74edd18cae3a0/O34A5283-copy.jpg" data-mid="246930976" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8789c9e98a4d3c88dbe7a0fba4764dd824fb9ffed8d8b0170ac74edd18cae3a0/O34A5283-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1654" height="2552" width_o="1654" height_o="2552" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4fc95e9d014fc94554faebb06ec4d96cac7617074d1e4cf45dad52406fc02772/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_7.jpg" data-mid="139923540" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4fc95e9d014fc94554faebb06ec4d96cac7617074d1e4cf45dad52406fc02772/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_7.jpg" /> <img width="2978" height="2470" width_o="2978" height_o="2470" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22e39d2a7abf3248473ba03351af587456140c0ec2613f29488abfcd9c62fbe8/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_8.jpg" data-mid="139923545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22e39d2a7abf3248473ba03351af587456140c0ec2613f29488abfcd9c62fbe8/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_8.jpg" /> <img width="4362" height="6543" width_o="4362" height_o="6543" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96ba78a3665e6754a3dce29ac7ef28b2ae05e84399df9ef43c2b4c63b1c9814e/O34A5290.jpg" data-mid="246924344" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96ba78a3665e6754a3dce29ac7ef28b2ae05e84399df9ef43c2b4c63b1c9814e/O34A5290.jpg" /> <img width="3992" height="5988" width_o="3992" height_o="5988" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/937331ad450beb5e241e3d422940910e5d3d77f992bf39fa0f108d31966c9929/O34A5284.jpg" data-mid="246930628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/937331ad450beb5e241e3d422940910e5d3d77f992bf39fa0f108d31966c9929/O34A5284.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9704a479896555e5b35a798c6f9cac916f6ed14eeb3cc8047a3742fd064a03d1/O34A5292.jpg" data-mid="246924354" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9704a479896555e5b35a798c6f9cac916f6ed14eeb3cc8047a3742fd064a03d1/O34A5292.jpg" /> ▼ 3D rendered composition imagining 7 possible scenarios for when Jon Bar asked Francisco to choose between a teddy bear and a block of coal. Each image of the composition shows the same moment across seven different realities. In each image, one version of the block of coal is paired with one version of the teddy bear arm, reimagining Francisco's choice again and again. The images are arranged as a loop, with no beginning and no end. <img width="2111" height="2536" width_o="2111" height_o="2536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a78878bf2f2ea72da36db6b99752529f79adf247e6aeedadf3d1ee498293597/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_14.jpg" data-mid="140254745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a78878bf2f2ea72da36db6b99752529f79adf247e6aeedadf3d1ee498293597/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Coal_Bear_14.jpg" /> <img width="2224" height="2536" width_o="2224" height_o="2536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f292e95f0b47510fb29d3e6f6b7cc5acb9a453d03dc2a29d7c8e0fbe0decc7bd/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Mirror_Jeanne_Lazaga_Horn_of_Plenty_9.jpg" data-mid="139927006" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f292e95f0b47510fb29d3e6f6b7cc5acb9a453d03dc2a29d7c8e0fbe0decc7bd/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Mirror_Jeanne_Lazaga_Horn_of_Plenty_9.jpg" /> ▲ 3D rendered image showing the sculpture and image produced for alternate story #57. • Artefact (w675xh500xd1665mm) created in the 3D software Rhino and materilaised using CNC milling and 3D printing technologies. Materials used: extruded polystyrene, fibre glass, resin, resin pigments, spary paint (interior only), glues, fillings and a mirror.• It contains a screen inside (Apple iPad 2 playing a digital animation produced in Cinema 4D• Frame (w615xh1650xd808mm) in stainless steel coated with steel paint• Framed 3D rendered photographs (w805xh915xd20mm) created in Cinema 4D and Daz Studio, printed on paper. #57 Mirror of Jeanne Lazaga (...) In 1927, (Francisco) exhibited in Boston with Picasso, Louvencen and Maillol where the Portuguese sculptor discovered the sculptures of his future wife, Jeanne Lazaga. This exhibition is considered one of the brightest achievements in America. Jeanne Lazaga is inspired by the work of Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior to create her famous mirror. Description of the mirror: Jeanne Lazaga’s mirror is a round mirror with a sort of circular frame, where you can see a metal cast that is divided into two bands, which extends and surrounds the mirror in the form of a metal sheet. The mirror has a small opening in the middle (...). The mirror has a central place, where we can see the images of the people around. The mirror has a single angle and was exhibited standing on the floor, right at the center of the exhibition. Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior was seduced by Jeanne Lazaga because of this sculpture that caught his attention. To create her famous mirror, Jeanne Lazaga was inspired by the works of Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior, such as Cabrito (Goatling). ▼ Pictures of the installation of alternate story #57 at Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum, Madeira Island. <img width="6226" height="4151" width_o="6226" height_o="4151" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ecc978799a00fccde497b83c249b22eff1ff540d81ebea9a52d17418db4c02d/O34A5271.jpg" data-mid="246929978" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ecc978799a00fccde497b83c249b22eff1ff540d81ebea9a52d17418db4c02d/O34A5271.jpg" /> <img width="6352" height="4235" width_o="6352" height_o="4235" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7694c86a15e491cb5a221c202925ac07f25662a7a652cd2950c714ca0cdd9d1f/O34A2371.jpg" data-mid="246929951" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7694c86a15e491cb5a221c202925ac07f25662a7a652cd2950c714ca0cdd9d1f/O34A2371.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19095667de5a779ffa1946dd275030ccfd16ec5e67f759140ea79e3a4e02de5c/O34A2374.jpg" data-mid="246929955" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19095667de5a779ffa1946dd275030ccfd16ec5e67f759140ea79e3a4e02de5c/O34A2374.jpg" /> <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c7edba79cc8a8e5c9b78734c90a77cfd02b40918e33fd9d71e6e1ec6d2df904/O34A5269.jpg" data-mid="246929964" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c7edba79cc8a8e5c9b78734c90a77cfd02b40918e33fd9d71e6e1ec6d2df904/O34A5269.jpg" /> <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/002184d958cea76955fc1cc366f2c857a00ad55f79bdeed9095e671cf4986fff/O34A5273.jpg" data-mid="246929962" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/002184d958cea76955fc1cc366f2c857a00ad55f79bdeed9095e671cf4986fff/O34A5273.jpg" /> <img width="3150" height="2452" width_o="3150" height_o="2452" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2986563334f04ee06309fa2f4ad2c030594f805d167733c5bca55c266c62d4aa/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Mirror_Jeanne_Lazaga_Horn_of_Plenty_8.jpg" data-mid="139925987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2986563334f04ee06309fa2f4ad2c030594f805d167733c5bca55c266c62d4aa/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Mirror_Jeanne_Lazaga_Horn_of_Plenty_8.jpg" /> ▼ Film showing parts of the animation produced for the inside of the Mirror of Jeanne Lazaga. The animation was inspired by the different descriptions generated by GPT-3 of how the interior of the mirror might look like. Visitors could watch the animation by looking throught the mirror’s hole. ▼ 3D rendered composition imagining 16 possible versions of how the fictional character Jeanne Lazaga might have looked like, all interacting with Francisco at the Boston exhibition in 1927. In each image, the same scene is depicted with one difference: the appearance of Jeanne Lazaga changes from image to image, reimagining who she could have been.<img width="2223" height="2536" width_o="2223" height_o="2536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/954c9c02c920588f0b85168e01a080cad0aca881cb61684dc9a46cc80befba21/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Mirror_Jeanne_Lazaga_Horn_of_Plenty_14.jpg" data-mid="140257355" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/954c9c02c920588f0b85168e01a080cad0aca881cb61684dc9a46cc80befba21/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Mirror_Jeanne_Lazaga_Horn_of_Plenty_14.jpg" /> <img width="2224" height="2536" width_o="2224" height_o="2536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0f73a67add0cd9b9638f9913b711b925029715583838e679ca85c22cd3feaa3/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_1.jpg" data-mid="139942994" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f0f73a67add0cd9b9638f9913b711b925029715583838e679ca85c22cd3feaa3/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_1.jpg" /> ▲ 3D rendered image showing the sculpture and image produced for alternate story #66. • Artefact (w757xh323xd225mm) created in the 3D software Rhino and 3D printed using plaster powder. Surface coated with acrylic paint and gloss varnish. • Table top (w870h20d300mm) in MDF coated with acrylic paint • Tabble cloth in linen fabric• Frame (w600xh1200xd455mm) in stainless steel coated with steel paint• Framed 3D rendered photographs (w805xh915xd20mm) created in Cinema 4D and Daz Studio, printed on paper. #66 Lunch with Picasso (...) In 1927, (Francisco) exhibited in Boston with Picasso, Louvencen and Maillol. On his trip to America, he took with him one of his most important works, O Aviador, a bronze statue with black hues of powder and bronze, which found an excellent reception among the American public. During the exhibition, Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior used to go to Hotel Algonquin, which was next to Phillips Gallery, to eat with Dórdio Gomes and other artists who were in the exhibition, such as painter Picasso. They talked about art, politics, and war. Besides talking, it was also during these lunches that Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior and Picasso agreed to work on an exhibition in Paris. The food was served on plates that Americans call china. The food was served on war trays of iron.The food was served on small plates.The food was served on plates of Sèvres porcelain.The food was served on English porcelain plates.The food was served in bowls of pottery.The food was served on silver trays because the dinner was very formal. ∞ ▼ Pictures of the installation of alternate story #66 at Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum, Madeira Island. <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0658abe0576ee0a6b3c6a20984be1e4925e9871a37ac153cf9d910a19065f0ed/O34A5324.jpg" data-mid="246930572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0658abe0576ee0a6b3c6a20984be1e4925e9871a37ac153cf9d910a19065f0ed/O34A5324.jpg" /> &nbsp; <img width="3118" height="1575" width_o="3118" height_o="1575" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/451a7380577710280d8d00724a13cf76a398493e13b432e830cec838f0d73724/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_6.jpg" data-mid="139945225" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/451a7380577710280d8d00724a13cf76a398493e13b432e830cec838f0d73724/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_6.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bec5292041aec57568926fd790036c7645d009b24e5ae8f859e528bfee3240c/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_2.jpg" data-mid="139945200" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bec5292041aec57568926fd790036c7645d009b24e5ae8f859e528bfee3240c/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_2.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/410fc2838de6d2470d3fbd32b32ece213aab1d1c6bba183fc69c15038177d60b/O34A2393.jpg" data-mid="246930960" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/410fc2838de6d2470d3fbd32b32ece213aab1d1c6bba183fc69c15038177d60b/O34A2393.jpg" /> ▼ 3D rendered composition imagining 16 possible versions for the lunch at Hotel Algonquin. Each image shows the same moment. In each, a waiter prepares the table at Hotel Algonquin, where Francisco and Picasso might have lunched during the 1927 Boston exhibition, with a different set of tableware in every version. <img width="2224" height="2536" width_o="2224" height_o="2536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/455534295bdbb274337a99657ac01397cf600438efd2383cab2fe2cef1340aa4/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_10.jpg" data-mid="140259390" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/455534295bdbb274337a99657ac01397cf600438efd2383cab2fe2cef1340aa4/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Lunch_with_Picasso_10.jpg" /> <img width="1814" height="2537" width_o="1814" height_o="2537" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9a6a50b0665b520a7cfcc405519d5fd88afc30a8399ebab0c333593efd6a032/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_5.jpg" data-mid="139950601" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9a6a50b0665b520a7cfcc405519d5fd88afc30a8399ebab0c333593efd6a032/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_5.jpg" /> ▲ 3D rendered image showing the audio sculpture and image produced for alternate story #63. • Artefact (w165xh275xd155mm) created in the 3D software Rhino and 3D printed using plaster powder. Surface coated with acrylic paints and matt varnish. It contains a media player inside, playing an audio piece in loop• Frame (w400xh1700xd400mm) in stainless steel coated with steel paint• Framed 3D rendered photographs&nbsp;(w840xh915xd20mm) created in Cinema 4D and Daz Studio, printed on paper. #63 Monsieur R. (...) In 1927, (Francisco) exhibited in Boston with Picasso, Louvencen and Maillol, but didn’t sell any works. With the help of his friends, he gathered the necessary money to return to his country, where he was regaining appreciation from the public. During the exhibition opening, the person responsible for the French House of Culture for the State of Massachusetts, Monsieur R., observed him with curiosity, and told him: (Monsieur R.) “Is it true that you don’t sell anything?” (Francisco) “No, because we are not salesmen, we are artists” (Monsieur R.) “Then, you have to stop being artists and become salesmen” (Francisco) “No, no, no. We are artists. But I appreciate your intention.” (Monsieur R.) “Well, you must understand that artists, if they don’t sell, they are forever out of market.” (Francisco) “No, no, no. We are artists. But I appreciate your intention.” (Monsieur R.) “Well, you must understand that artists, if they don’t sell, they are forever out of market.” (Francisco) “No, no, no. We are artists. But I appreciate your intention.” (Monsieur R.) “Well, you must understand that artists, if they don’t sell, they are forever out of market.” (Francisco) “No, no, no. We are artists. But I appreciate your intention.” ∞ ▼ Pictures of the installation of alternate story #63 at Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum, Madeira Island. <img width="3802" height="2535" width_o="3802" height_o="2535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d748c1d0971458478688f290823d986a892bee1bd17a0d28edba4b727a2ea94/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_3.jpg" data-mid="139949256" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d748c1d0971458478688f290823d986a892bee1bd17a0d28edba4b727a2ea94/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_3.jpg" /> <img width="3435" height="5152" width_o="3435" height_o="5152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/099d409c66e82bc4d9e670abb75c62fc425eed664b44cfd25e524fc45cdea727/O34A5298.jpg" data-mid="246930569" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/099d409c66e82bc4d9e670abb75c62fc425eed664b44cfd25e524fc45cdea727/O34A5298.jpg" /> <img width="3814" height="5721" width_o="3814" height_o="5721" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c431de554c8633effc4f5d1b32c572e1649540bdba0306693f3578f635eb506/O34A5299.jpg" data-mid="246930521" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c431de554c8633effc4f5d1b32c572e1649540bdba0306693f3578f635eb506/O34A5299.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74d53a123c3bc1d9ee02495031d7c645e91e953b9b72b3c974fb79ecb879c046/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_4.jpg" data-mid="139949279" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74d53a123c3bc1d9ee02495031d7c645e91e953b9b72b3c974fb79ecb879c046/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_4.jpg" /> ▼ The sculpture produced for alternate story #63 contains a looping audio piece inside that visitors can listen to from its back. This audio piece is the infinite dialogue between Monsieur R. and Francisco, that was generated by GPT-3. Listen to it below: ▼ 3D rendered composition imagining 12 possible versions for the meeting between Francisco and the fictional character Monsieur R. In each version, Francisco and Monsieur R. meet at the 1927 Boston exhibition, overheard by a woman nearby. Monsieur R. wears a different tie in every version. <img width="1813" height="2533" width_o="1813" height_o="2533" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fa5f02d0323261c794e2ba2282528dcbd7de311bae3dc33c0e0584644baeadb/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_6.jpg" data-mid="140259929" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fa5f02d0323261c794e2ba2282528dcbd7de311bae3dc33c0e0584644baeadb/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Monsieur_R_Ear_6.jpg" /> <img width="1856" height="2537" width_o="1856" height_o="2537" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97393de78900791911815cbde87f86a5ef4d8271bdd122120bd0ae633a365d88/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_1.jpg" data-mid="139954988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97393de78900791911815cbde87f86a5ef4d8271bdd122120bd0ae633a365d88/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_1.jpg" /> ▲ 3D rendered image showing the sculpture and image produced for alternate story #62. • Artefact (w155xh380xd200mm) created in the 3D software Rhino and 3D printed using plaster powder. Surface coated with acrylic paints and matt varnish.• Frame (w400xh1700xd400mm) in stainless steel coated with steel paint• Framed 3D rendered photographs (w855xh915xd20mm) created in Cinema 4D and Daz Studio, printed on paper. #62 Old Lady’s Head (...) In 1927, (Francisco) exhibited in Boston with Picasso, Louvencen and Maillol at the International Exhibition of Modern Sculpture, sponsored by the Boston League for the University Pensioner, which was his last exhibition before World War I.&nbsp; He exhibited the sculptures Cabeça da Velha (Old Lady’s Head), Semeador, Adão e Eva, Virgem, Menino e Anjo, Busto de Polaca, Cabeça de Velho and Aviador.&nbsp;He sells one sculpture, O Semeador, to Valerie Smith. Valerie Smith was later the wife of Massachusetts Governor Leverett Saltonstall and is considered the first wife of a Governor who is also an art collector. Her entire collection is currently on display at the Harvard University Art Museum.&nbsp;The exhibition catalogue, curated by Henry Seldes, lists thirty sculptors, including painter Pablo Picasso and sculptors such as Aristide Maillol and Alexandre Louvencen.&nbsp;The names of the other sculptors are&nbsp;unknown, although Francisco Franco de Sousa Júnior was highly praised by them, not for his nature, but for his bearing, which captured the essence of the sculptor, even from a distance, imposing himself because he was not a figure of a fascinating character but of a simple personality. ▼ Pictures of the installation of alternate story #62 at Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum, Madeira Island. <img width="2346" height="1527" width_o="2346" height_o="1527" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/356136447717125b4f87b6c92a987341da62afbc663508ddbefaf39f806cf76a/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_3.jpg" data-mid="139955832" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/356136447717125b4f87b6c92a987341da62afbc663508ddbefaf39f806cf76a/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_3.jpg" /> <img width="3718" height="2478" width_o="3718" height_o="2478" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fa1ea13d23d587b23489b3c2c0a8a05f58d4a2d1aad82f57edd95f17d5180e1/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_4.jpg" data-mid="139955929" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1fa1ea13d23d587b23489b3c2c0a8a05f58d4a2d1aad82f57edd95f17d5180e1/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_4.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6a225e1f9e719803b0bb0da0c0ff01fa3587404265cf18cc9a1f8e22a12c2df/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_5.jpg" data-mid="139955931" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c6a225e1f9e719803b0bb0da0c0ff01fa3587404265cf18cc9a1f8e22a12c2df/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_5.jpg" /> ▲ 11 Old Lady's Head on display. Students from University of Madeira and the Secondary School of Francisco Franco created 11 sculptures of the Old Lady's Head, following 11 descriptions generated by GPT-3. ▼ 3D rendered composition imagining 12 possible versions of the Old Lady's Head at the Boston exhibition of 1927. <img width="1853" height="2535" width_o="1853" height_o="2535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2258b9ac98d7303213fd478dd80e8a8f30dd7db7c68e675438646c36997cbe12/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_9.jpg" data-mid="140261394" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2258b9ac98d7303213fd478dd80e8a8f30dd7db7c68e675438646c36997cbe12/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_Old_Lady_head_9.jpg" /> ▲ Workshop output created as part of INDEX of Art and Technology, Braga 2024. Produced with GPT-4 and TouchDesigner, trained on a dataset of Old Lady’s Head sculptures made by workshop participants. <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4037044d6ef6db12aebada693066e8d6612f4c9777ef6ffb20dab3ab15742410/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_2.jpg" data-mid="140026595" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4037044d6ef6db12aebada693066e8d6612f4c9777ef6ffb20dab3ab15742410/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_2.jpg" /> ▲ Alternate stories displayed on the research table. Research tableA research space was created as part of the exhibition, to give visitors the opportunity to learn more about the conceptual layers of the project. These included all the stories generated with GPT-3, the information about the platform used to generate them, old graphic materials related to the stories and the texts used to feed GPT-3, such as Francisco’s biography and chronology. They were all displayed on a table. ▼ Pictures of the research materials, featuring all alternate stories and other graphic materials . <img width="1365" height="2048" width_o="1365" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd06d0da90e9d3042af18a6c9e95fcc5bbe6730ca14f0d1171a32e46b523ff7a/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_1.jpg" data-mid="140026623" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd06d0da90e9d3042af18a6c9e95fcc5bbe6730ca14f0d1171a32e46b523ff7a/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_1.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85f66808cdbdf098c821ad9cee2a51af5c96f04e2c5c6ca1b7539111a7c9d2b0/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_7.jpg" data-mid="140026459" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85f66808cdbdf098c821ad9cee2a51af5c96f04e2c5c6ca1b7539111a7c9d2b0/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_7.jpg" /> <img width="3774" height="2376" width_o="3774" height_o="2376" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2687754341f1e567c96ab8ccc4f126fe565d4e14f0388ab0c851df82cabdbe0d/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_8.jpg" data-mid="140028352" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2687754341f1e567c96ab8ccc4f126fe565d4e14f0388ab0c851df82cabdbe0d/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_8.jpg" /> <img width="2375" height="1583" width_o="2375" height_o="1583" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27bb30b54da233660058f7325cbc504c41dc58b391efdd37c467e7a900695786/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_6.jpg" data-mid="140026573" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27bb30b54da233660058f7325cbc504c41dc58b391efdd37c467e7a900695786/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_6.jpg" /> <img width="3802" height="2535" width_o="3802" height_o="2535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37cefcb87e8b528dbbeff17eec5c2a3b6fdbc33b57f600660b56d5f809475c5e/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_4.jpg" data-mid="140026996" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/37cefcb87e8b528dbbeff17eec5c2a3b6fdbc33b57f600660b56d5f809475c5e/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_4.jpg" /> <img width="3802" height="2535" width_o="3802" height_o="2535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/748e53df0ebf616ff1d5379a19a1dfb3acde9bbaf22c22aa23c135c709a59c70/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_3.jpg" data-mid="140026586" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/748e53df0ebf616ff1d5379a19a1dfb3acde9bbaf22c22aa23c135c709a59c70/Nestor_Pestana_Arquivista_AI_research_3.jpg" /> Project commissioned by Dr. Esmeralda Lourenço for Henrique and Francisco Franco MuseumProject supported by Funchal City Hall &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Technical assistance: Zhuoyuan Mai Research support: Prof. Gonçalo Gouveia 3D modelling assistance: Inoue Tomohiro Sound design: Kat Thiel Voice: Ivan Gouveia &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Acknowledgments:Martinho Mendes • Madeira ITI • Prof. Teresa Jardim • Prof. Graça Berimbau • Arquivista AI workshop participants • Catarina Pestana • Leonel Pestana &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; PhotographsLeonor Silva Joana Sousa Works menu ︎︎︎ https://nestorpestana.com/Art-Crime-Algorithms Sat, 12 Dec 2020 23:30:37 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Art-Crime-Algorithms Art, Crime &amp; Algorithms ▲ Trailer. Please email to watch full film: studio[at]nestorpestana.com Featured in: The design Film Festival, U.K. 2020 D-lab Tokyo Gallery, Japan 2019 Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2019Film running time: 00:07:22:00 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mediums: short film produced using a combination of CGI and real footage • film shot with a Sony α7 III and FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS lens • physical props made using 2.5D and 3D printing technologies with PLA filaments and airbrush inks • installation tables made using 2.5D printing, MDF and sainless steel rods • packages produced using 2.5D printing and CNC milled polystyrene foam. Art, Crime &amp; Algorithms is a film part of a larger research project Nestor Pestana developed at Kyoto Institute of Technology in partnership with Casio:&nbsp;Authentic Fictions: speculative futures for 2.5D printing. The project culminated with an installation in Tokyo. 2.5D printing can be defined as low-relief textured printing delivered on flat surfaces. It sits between 2D and 3D printing, hence it’s name. The technology is currently being developed by commercial research groups, such as that at Casio, in regulated environments. As they develop further, the move from these controlled environments to more complex and diverse iterations from the public will begin and new problems will arise. This project, and particularly the film, aimed to investigate possible future applications for 2.5D printing technologies. It started by imagining what would happen if extremely high resolution 2.5D printers and colour scanners were combined with image inpainting algorithms and available to the public. If in the future, 2.5D printing technologies had sufficient resolution and could use any pigment or ink, we could potentially see art forgeries being produced by these efficient image inpainting algorithms. Conversely such algorithms could also be trained to identify art forgeries, by analyzing the same patterns that were used to create the art forgery itself. These complex virtuous and vicious cycles are very much part of any technology, and this is what this project has explored. ▲ Behind the scenes of Art, Crime &amp; algorithms. Interview for The Design Film Festival, 2020. ▼ Pictures of the installation at D-lab Tokyo Gallery, 2019. <img width="5000" height="3332" width_o="5000" height_o="3332" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72fed8140fdd33383aa651be0cfdddf9424fdb6e41d54f724c7b53687c30fe33/Nestor_Pestana-Authentic_Fictions_Speculative_Futures_for_25D_Printing-Art_Crime_Algorithms-1_o.jpg" data-mid="92212737" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/72fed8140fdd33383aa651be0cfdddf9424fdb6e41d54f724c7b53687c30fe33/Nestor_Pestana-Authentic_Fictions_Speculative_Futures_for_25D_Printing-Art_Crime_Algorithms-1_o.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3330" width_o="5000" height_o="3330" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80db4ae21eb66d2177458f474456e7febd9e03b2229d7ef2d98018fda6733b50/Nestor_Pestana-Authentic_Fictions_Speculative_Futures_for_25D_Printing-Art_Crime_Algorithms-2_o.jpg" data-mid="92212796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80db4ae21eb66d2177458f474456e7febd9e03b2229d7ef2d98018fda6733b50/Nestor_Pestana-Authentic_Fictions_Speculative_Futures_for_25D_Printing-Art_Crime_Algorithms-2_o.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3334" width_o="5000" height_o="3334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0889b422cdbbd191e91ca8295212b2a09273287056835157587ec3ea75a3deb7/Nestor_Pestana-Authentic_Fictions_Speculative_Futures_for_25D_Printing-Art_Crime_Algorithms-3_o.jpg" data-mid="92212808" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0889b422cdbbd191e91ca8295212b2a09273287056835157587ec3ea75a3deb7/Nestor_Pestana-Authentic_Fictions_Speculative_Futures_for_25D_Printing-Art_Crime_Algorithms-3_o.jpg" /> ▼ Three robot heads were prototyped to illustrate three possible technological developments for 2.5D Technologies. <img width="4838" height="2787" width_o="4838" height_o="2787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cfa3c7d3f7e586b59f178fb09b1347e8ea6b6274ae69457b886859b89339bba6/robot-heads.jpg" data-mid="92215039" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cfa3c7d3f7e586b59f178fb09b1347e8ea6b6274ae69457b886859b89339bba6/robot-heads.jpg" /> <img width="900" height="1113" width_o="900" height_o="1113" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae2e48153613e5b101d0fcc54b481db23ab5bbb96c1dea95ffde42a5bba9934f/TYPE_A_DIAGRAM-Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92226523" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/ae2e48153613e5b101d0fcc54b481db23ab5bbb96c1dea95ffde42a5bba9934f/TYPE_A_DIAGRAM-Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="900" height="1113" width_o="900" height_o="1113" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0ac2561fbcf6297079d3235c84b97a0494b6dc240e7210a8241ac93c105a317/TYPE_B_DIAGRAM-Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92226524" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/d0ac2561fbcf6297079d3235c84b97a0494b6dc240e7210a8241ac93c105a317/TYPE_B_DIAGRAM-Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="900" height="1113" width_o="900" height_o="1113" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ae87de0cb0adab1304a06fb1b4c1f00d7df2f2fdae77e5c2dc534fc16e563f0/TYPE_C_DIAGRAM-Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92226526" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/3ae87de0cb0adab1304a06fb1b4c1f00d7df2f2fdae77e5c2dc534fc16e563f0/TYPE_C_DIAGRAM-Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> KIT Project Team: Project Director - Julia Cassim KIT Museum and Archives - Professor Seishi Namiki Guidance - Professor Takayuki Ikegawa Digital Fabrication Lab - Tomohiro Inoue Woodworking Room - Shin Yamashita &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Film credits: Actors - Yuichi Ogura as lead researcher, Takashi Kawashima as news reporter, Mimi as museum officer and Yoshimura Emiko as lab assistant Camera - Tomohiro Tanaka Sound design and mix - Daniele Zazza Supervising sound editor - Taylor Lewin Sound recordist - Milena Resiewitz Kaneko Lights - Associate Professor Yasushi Ichikawa Production assistance -&nbsp;Takuji Yoshida &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Acknowledgements: Professor Natsuki Oka Professor Teruhisa Hochin Associate Professor Wei Wei DuChisato Jimura Hiroki Yokoyama Otto Raila Haruka Goi Euphemia Franklin Works menu ︎︎︎ https://nestorpestana.com/Repositorium Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:45:59 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Repositorium Repositorium ▲ Trailer. Please email to watch full film: studio[at]nestorpestana.com Featured in: Scrolling the Arcane, Portugal 2020 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2020Film running time: 00:10:24:10 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mediums: fulldome immersive projection • animation produced in Cinema4D “Every lie creates a parallel world. The world in which it’s true.” - Momus Falsehoods, exaggerations, unsubstantiated gossip, conspiracy theories, even your little white lies… They all become material in a parallel universe called Repositorium. Alarmingly, Repositorium’s mass is increasing at an exponential rate, causing a relative weakening in the gravitational pull of our own planet. This might be the reason you feel a little out of balance these days. Entire constellations have already formed in Repositorium, and this film invites you to see them. This project is a fulldome immersive 3D animation commissioned by curator Joana Pestana, for the exhibition Scrolling the Arcane, first projected at Porto Planetarium. ▼ Pictures of the fulldome projection at Porto Planetarium. <img width="4500" height="3486" width_o="4500" height_o="3486" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7339961beb8d44914be26da7dd988c7d61c064345dfbd7d36adf6c1425eeeef5/AD_2009_ADC1311-Pano.jpg" data-mid="92468570" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7339961beb8d44914be26da7dd988c7d61c064345dfbd7d36adf6c1425eeeef5/AD_2009_ADC1311-Pano.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f7cd78535e6560529ecb6482ecd6cb168c4f3f15a8d10e559fb9cbc51c1f8c5/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_3_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470360" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f7cd78535e6560529ecb6482ecd6cb168c4f3f15a8d10e559fb9cbc51c1f8c5/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_3_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac9e18cd00b19e19e45d45307b7b8288ac685bbc7580d3b172230012de6e29e9/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_5_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470366" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac9e18cd00b19e19e45d45307b7b8288ac685bbc7580d3b172230012de6e29e9/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_5_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> ▼ Visitors inside the dome. <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af1d2ff43e4b8cdbab6d4a6fe4954b69aeec9486e681d890a705d0a84d4f073c/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_10_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af1d2ff43e4b8cdbab6d4a6fe4954b69aeec9486e681d890a705d0a84d4f073c/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_10_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3df4f1e6c041285afd7fb4bfb5429f4452a5fd61c1f9a468c40140d0e07dbadc/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_9_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3df4f1e6c041285afd7fb4bfb5429f4452a5fd61c1f9a468c40140d0e07dbadc/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_9_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb7da54b3cdeecd66c434f9eea287807d413e48360da9bce088ddaf4b5839763/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_1_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb7da54b3cdeecd66c434f9eea287807d413e48360da9bce088ddaf4b5839763/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_1_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03d44ca97d3669f54db355515d5ce73c93ecc782510e9aee28e8dc06e3935e0d/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_8_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03d44ca97d3669f54db355515d5ce73c93ecc782510e9aee28e8dc06e3935e0d/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_8_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> ▼ Outside the dome, Porto Planetarium. <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bdf8d207a5ff64da7eeb16c36972caeef8807dab6c7289b0a9eb17e5d3cccca/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_13_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470381" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7bdf8d207a5ff64da7eeb16c36972caeef8807dab6c7289b0a9eb17e5d3cccca/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_13_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3002" width_o="4500" height_o="3002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73196dd395d4fa0a7bdccec5cd35ea49a3c1d82c722d8b627191e89d67f088e4/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_12_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92474437" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73196dd395d4fa0a7bdccec5cd35ea49a3c1d82c722d8b627191e89d67f088e4/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_12_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3000" width_o="4500" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6370c4c0c775ac2bdf11855e0243aa3afd3bf615e6bac8b1950488cc8605b400/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_16_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470388" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6370c4c0c775ac2bdf11855e0243aa3afd3bf615e6bac8b1950488cc8605b400/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_16_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="3000" width_o="4500" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20f59a7412f3840adf2593aa8e5306727d0d626bd2d358286aa35c22e32ae2c7/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_15_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92470386" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20f59a7412f3840adf2593aa8e5306727d0d626bd2d358286aa35c22e32ae2c7/Prefrontal_Acts_Repositorium_15_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> Exhibition curator: Joana Pestana &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Film credits: Co-writer - Guy atkins Sound - Christian Duka 3D modelling assistance - Tomohiro Inoue Vocal artist - Amina Abbas-Nazari Scientific guidance - Thais Russomano, founder of InnovaSpace Special thanks - Kat Thiel Works menu ︎︎︎ https://nestorpestana.com/Plumial-Space Sat, 12 Dec 2020 18:34:07 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Plumial-Space Plumial Space <img width="4000" height="2500" width_o="4000" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aec83632b10cbede76da20c21ec0a1c69459090f392d3920459837cdb89e4fff/Plumial-Space-by-Nestor-Pestana---mainv2.jpg" data-mid="91935285" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aec83632b10cbede76da20c21ec0a1c69459090f392d3920459837cdb89e4fff/Plumial-Space-by-Nestor-Pestana---mainv2.jpg" /> ▲ Image showing the interaction with the particle animation produced for Plumial Space. Featured in: Orleans House Gallery, U.K. 2021 Project awarded by YouFab Global Creative Awards, Japan 2020 London College of Fashion, Arcade East Gallery, U.K. 2018 Clot Magazine, online edition U.K. 2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mediums: interactive particle animation created in openFrameworks • wearable prototypes made of fabrics and 3D printed structures made of PLA filaments • digital illustrations printed on fabric and mounted on stainless steal frames. A project by Nestor Pestana with Deborah Tchoudjinoff. Plumial Space is an immersive installation, where the audience is invited to experience simulations of their microbial plume. Prototypes of fashion artefacts are presented alongside this, representing personality archetypes from a speculative scenario exploring the microbial plume and its possible cultural interactions. We release 37 million microbes per hour from our bodies; this is called the microbial plume. These microbes are so unique to each of us that scientists are currently developing ways to identify people using them. In a possible future scenario when technologies of microbial plume identification have become part of the everyday, new modes of self expression and behaviour emerge. Different personality archetypes alter their way of dress to help them contain, spread or invite microbial organisms into their bodies. It also begins to reflect different ideas about how we understand ourselves or relate to others and the environment. This project was the outcome of a 4 months Design Residency hosted by Fashion space Gallery and part of Arcade East's summer programme, which focused on Sustainability and Innovation. &nbsp; ▲ Video showing Plumial Space installed at London College of Fashion, Arcade East Gallery 2018. ▼ Pictures showing visitors interacting with the installation. <img width="1382" height="922" width_o="1382" height_o="922" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95e070f395deff748688ca3a2239390508c4114da3587071e538d8d8cf2e4420/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-1.jpg" data-mid="91938645" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/95e070f395deff748688ca3a2239390508c4114da3587071e538d8d8cf2e4420/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-1.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3336" width_o="5000" height_o="3336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/874073b7829972fcb2cbcfa80b0dd833965d37ec68b3e7583b87fa3e5107a921/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-animation-1_o.jpg" data-mid="91938663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/874073b7829972fcb2cbcfa80b0dd833965d37ec68b3e7583b87fa3e5107a921/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-animation-1_o.jpg" /> <img width="1361" height="907" width_o="1361" height_o="907" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/842b99914cd7fdb1f151c89063b8e59b8db42c048082b4b20153f5790e78df42/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-2.jpg" data-mid="91938731" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/842b99914cd7fdb1f151c89063b8e59b8db42c048082b4b20153f5790e78df42/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-2.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f98526574439b012b9c84dfe175ad8d698e38ea8fce1c1988d92a4ca31619077/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-animation-2_o.jpg" data-mid="91938740" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f98526574439b012b9c84dfe175ad8d698e38ea8fce1c1988d92a4ca31619077/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-animation-2_o.jpg" /> ▼ Prototypes of wearable artefacts <img width="5640" height="3760" width_o="5640" height_o="3760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/327b44fb13f6c444cbe569a280124e5d594328d2d1f2729fdfe40d5b7d1ef992/The-Anthropocene-Body04.jpg" data-mid="91940947" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/327b44fb13f6c444cbe569a280124e5d594328d2d1f2729fdfe40d5b7d1ef992/The-Anthropocene-Body04.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68858101b544ce2c7956750d47c55d8c0ebef8b4a08ff287e20de8237cca9dc7/Nestor_Pestana-Body-Plumial_Space-Untraceable.jpg" data-mid="91942032" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68858101b544ce2c7956750d47c55d8c0ebef8b4a08ff287e20de8237cca9dc7/Nestor_Pestana-Body-Plumial_Space-Untraceable.jpg" /> Untreaceables are wary of their microbial data being available to others. To make sure their microbial identity cannot be traced, they use wearable artefacts that limit the distribution of their microbes. <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6920d7116b98acc19c568c283ca0dcf3dd20a92379536146f63e2fdb366dff5/Nestor_Pestana-Body-Plumial_Space-Spreader.jpg" data-mid="91942031" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d6920d7116b98acc19c568c283ca0dcf3dd20a92379536146f63e2fdb366dff5/Nestor_Pestana-Body-Plumial_Space-Spreader.jpg" /> Spreaders aim to distribute their microbial plume into everything and everyone. They want to be sure that all things retain a part of their identity. They use wearable artefacts to facilitate the spread of their microbes. <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0b6f14b56b1fada52d781cb372dd184b683986bf003a98fb7d212b1d3c3de5a/Nestor_Pestana-Body-Plumial_Space-Deceiver.jpg" data-mid="91942030" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0b6f14b56b1fada52d781cb372dd184b683986bf003a98fb7d212b1d3c3de5a/Nestor_Pestana-Body-Plumial_Space-Deceiver.jpg" /> Deceivers take on the microbial plume of others. They like to try on different identities, unsure of what might be the best outcome. They use wearable artefacts designed to invite others to take part in a microbial exchange. ▼ Detail of an illustration print mounted on a pyramid frame. <img width="1382" height="922" width_o="1382" height_o="922" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f8b9564296d08f0a4b14c39976247e5e28fb3779bcaa5a095920803d04462bd/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-4.jpg" data-mid="91944703" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f8b9564296d08f0a4b14c39976247e5e28fb3779bcaa5a095920803d04462bd/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-4.jpg" /> ▼ Other general views of the installation. <img width="1352" height="901" width_o="1352" height_o="901" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd5d874346775b9b134ee1c0a9819204d1c6afb659f5dbf9464347215aba71b4/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-5.jpg" data-mid="91946059" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd5d874346775b9b134ee1c0a9819204d1c6afb659f5dbf9464347215aba71b4/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-space-5.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1e29effc1af27ca014e42cc00a24d2c598bc5815fdb6d1485b6af589cca6823/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-untraceable-2_o.jpg" data-mid="91946445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1e29effc1af27ca014e42cc00a24d2c598bc5815fdb6d1485b6af589cca6823/Nestor_Pestana-The_Anthropocene_Body-Plumial_Space-character-untraceable-2_o.jpg" /> Arcade East, LCF Arts Programme: Kat Thiel Saphia Abrahamovitch-Venner &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Technical team: Creative Technologist - Mouhannad Al-Sayegh Technical install - Fergus O’Connor 3D technician - Holly Shaw This project had also the generous technical support from&nbsp;Holition and the&nbsp;Digital Learning Lab &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Commissioned by Ligaya Salazar &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Creative team:Advisor - Raphael Kim Sound Design - Sam Conran Garment production - Radvile Kisieliute Pattern cutter - Yevgeniya Melnyk &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Photographs - Katy Davis Works menu ︎︎︎ https://nestorpestana.com/Museum-of-Lost-and-Found-Potential Fri, 18 Dec 2020 09:32:26 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Museum-of-Lost-and-Found-Potential &nbsp;Museum of Lost and Found Potential <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e07efeb70b1116569990a48b0d0923783b5798f6a97af64de5c871c13f962b14/7X9A0786_o.jpg" data-mid="92535134" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e07efeb70b1116569990a48b0d0923783b5798f6a97af64de5c871c13f962b14/7X9A0786_o.jpg" /> ▲ Picture showing one the installations produced for The Museum of Lost and Found Potential Featured in: The Guardian, U.K. 2019 It’s Nice That, U.K. 2019 Time Out, U.K. 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2019 The Museum of Lost and Found Potential is a major travelling exhibition about mental health, first opened to the public in London, 2019. The exhibition shares 16 interactive portraits of people from across the world. These poignant, personal stories demanded that more be done to support mental health across all aspects of our lives.Through video, sound, and real and imagined artefacts, visitors were transported to lost and found episodes in the lives of the people whose stories were told in the museum. These ranged from a survivor of multiple suicide attempts now writing books and making films to support others, to a Ghanaian women who lost her job due to bipolar and psychosis, now receiving treatment and back working. The many everyday artefacts featured in the museum vary from the riding boot of an Australian teenager who died by suicide, to an installation depicting the story of a then 9-year-old Nepalese woman, just returned from human trafficking, finding stability through cooking.This project is part of the Speak your Mind campaign, comissioned by United for Global Mental Health, curated by Andy Franzkowiak and Nestor Pestana as Lead Artist. ▼ Picture showing some of the real and imagined artefacts in The Museum of Lost and Found Potential <img width="6428" height="3449" width_o="6428" height_o="3449" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/533ec2769825f00d28df520408e3b774e448a732bff59851086ecadab479705b/7X9A1032.jpg" data-mid="92541282" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/533ec2769825f00d28df520408e3b774e448a732bff59851086ecadab479705b/7X9A1032.jpg" /> ▼ General pictures of the Museum and an Interview with the curator <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60b27c414d278a8ab3940a83a7c118ae0da9ee8e7ede1ab92aaecf48b6d4c5c9/32487.jpg" data-mid="92535124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/60b27c414d278a8ab3940a83a7c118ae0da9ee8e7ede1ab92aaecf48b6d4c5c9/32487.jpg" /> <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80e98c732712b01a1f8c079519b5c6ce01f7dbe465994d52ed1d9099e93ac302/Museum-of-lost-And-Found-Potential-Nestor-Pestana-2.jpg" data-mid="92543447" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80e98c732712b01a1f8c079519b5c6ce01f7dbe465994d52ed1d9099e93ac302/Museum-of-lost-And-Found-Potential-Nestor-Pestana-2.jpg" /> <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/954e1e0f69b141a5c88048f77a90f77d2b2a7bfbada1b94900f33e7e77a99e92/Museum-of-lost-And-Found-Potential-Nestor-Pestana-3.jpg" data-mid="92543448" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/954e1e0f69b141a5c88048f77a90f77d2b2a7bfbada1b94900f33e7e77a99e92/Museum-of-lost-And-Found-Potential-Nestor-Pestana-3.jpg" /> A Pedicure for Cecilia ▲ Short film produced for the installation A Pedicure for Cecilia Installation produced for The Museum of Lost and Found Potential &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2019 Film running time: 00:04:10:00 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mediums: short film produced using a combination of CGI and real footage • pedicure armchair with built-in speakers • footstool with TV • acrylic shelves with nailpolish glass bottles (water based ink) • 2 Carpets • 4 artefacts made of various materials, such as metal, plastic and wood. During her pregnancy Cecilia decided to not take her medication for her bipolar disorder, because she was afraid it would affect her pregnancy and baby. As a result, she suffered several breakdowns in which she would go out of her home in Ghana and wander for very long distances, looking for her mother that passed away, hoping she would cease her pain. During this time, Cecilia lost friends through the stigma attached to her mental health. Had she received the support she needed from the governament and friends she would have taken care of herself, visiting the local parlour for a pedicure, and more importantly being part of the local community, rather than finding herself on the outside. This instalation invites the audience to experience Cecilia’s story through her imagined pedicure. ▼ Pictures of the installation in London, 2019. <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c317309b97a5c385a6690f791c744f9ae1157fb07b28bb85f4068a1e91b8bf4c/IMG_7863-copy.jpg" data-mid="92535137" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c317309b97a5c385a6690f791c744f9ae1157fb07b28bb85f4068a1e91b8bf4c/IMG_7863-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="1999" width_o="3000" height_o="1999" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32ff64028f7e928b3c84b024a0b70afbbe7337d7a2c411115a7d98f7d644367b/IMG_7850_5.jpg" data-mid="92535112" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32ff64028f7e928b3c84b024a0b70afbbe7337d7a2c411115a7d98f7d644367b/IMG_7850_5.jpg" /> <img width="3651" height="2434" width_o="3651" height_o="2434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/248f03207d4ca571975a86adfb03053bac6ee11e137051aaa63525b72269c890/IMG_7849.jpg" data-mid="92535115" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/248f03207d4ca571975a86adfb03053bac6ee11e137051aaa63525b72269c890/IMG_7849.jpg" /> ▼ Artefacts exhibited alongside the installation. <img width="760" height="987" width_o="760" height_o="987" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56ec65c32a6b06362a7151ad8b73b4bc982c21c189b467ee868e44f6c8ffb6f7/Nestor_petrol_1.jpg" data-mid="92851502" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/760/i/56ec65c32a6b06362a7151ad8b73b4bc982c21c189b467ee868e44f6c8ffb6f7/Nestor_petrol_1.jpg" /> <img width="759" height="987" width_o="759" height_o="987" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/371ab9b05d04888697c1acf3ccdd4e371f1c19aa5e9a6b7525bf7b2779bd40e4/Nestor_petrol_3.jpg" data-mid="92851587" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/759/i/371ab9b05d04888697c1acf3ccdd4e371f1c19aa5e9a6b7525bf7b2779bd40e4/Nestor_petrol_3.jpg" /> <img width="989" height="987" width_o="989" height_o="987" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2daedaaa9fe2aea8ebe6fc04d049b36a05a05ef9946e2bee9bb21bd8dbc1b4a/Cecilia-cooking.jpg" data-mid="92535120" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/989/i/f2daedaaa9fe2aea8ebe6fc04d049b36a05a05ef9946e2bee9bb21bd8dbc1b4a/Cecilia-cooking.jpg" /> <img width="989" height="987" width_o="989" height_o="987" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7744799a270a05b49a08a12a21f8e7fd7543ad635f04e4f4b493cd4fe9987518/Museum-of-lost-And-Found-Potential-Nestor-Pestana-8.jpg" data-mid="92549458" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/989/i/7744799a270a05b49a08a12a21f8e7fd7543ad635f04e4f4b493cd4fe9987518/Museum-of-lost-And-Found-Potential-Nestor-Pestana-8.jpg" /> ▼ Interview about the making of the installation A Pedicure for Cecilia. <img width="6384" height="3590" width_o="6384" height_o="3590" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfb6ca684445e035bceeec44cbf9ce64a66925497c4b25ae24074d33452a5ba0/7X9A0680_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" data-mid="92554373" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfb6ca684445e035bceeec44cbf9ce64a66925497c4b25ae24074d33452a5ba0/7X9A0680_Nestor_Pestana.jpg" /> Curator: Andy FranzkowiakLead artist: Nestor Pestana &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Artists: Unit Lab and&nbsp;Rūta IrbīteSound design: Christian Duka&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Creative concept: Havas and Speak Your Mind campaigners around the world&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Production: Nissen Richards Studio Works menu ︎︎︎ https://nestorpestana.com/Night-School-on-Anarres Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:21:38 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Night-School-on-Anarres &nbsp;Night School on Anarres: Imaginings of an Anarchist Utopia ▲ Full animation produced for Night School on Anarres Featured in: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Germany 2017 Gothenburg University, Sweden, 2017 Apollo magazine, U.K. 2016 I-D Vice, U.K. 2016 New Scientist, U.K. 2016 Climactic: Post-Normal Design, U.S.A. 2016 This is Tomorrow magazine, U.K. 2016 Little Atoms, U.K. 2016 Paths to Utopia at Somerset House, U.K. 2016 King's College London, U.K. 2016 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2016Film running time: 00:06:33:00 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mediums: animation produced with hand-drawn illustrations animated in After Effects and Cinema4D • installation materials consisted on MDF cut-outs painted with hand-drawn illustrations using acrylic inks • other installation materials included anarchist books, a custom carpet and badges that were given away to visitors • workshop props made with hand-drawn illustration screen-printed on cardboard. Night School on Anarres was an educational experiment examining the utopian proposals of twentieth-century anarchism. A collaboration between designers and artists&nbsp;Onkar Kular and Noam Toran with Nestor Pestana. Drawing from Ursula K. Le Guin’s seminal sci-fi novel The Dispossessed, and focusing on her construction of the fictional anarchist planet Anarres and its language Pravic, school children and members of the public were ‘transported’ to an alien school to participate in language and social studies classes. Part sci-fi set, part classroom, part roundhouse theatre, the Night School on Anarres installation was a site where utopic ambitions could be collectively imagined, performed and discussed. Through novel pedagogic approaches, the installation invited participants to learn about the planet's language, customs and behaviours. In so doing, the project encouraged visitors to reflect upon current socio-political models with the hope of collectively imagining alternatives. Night School on Anarres was commissioned by King’s College London as part of Utopia 2016, a year-long program celebrating the 500th anniversary of the publication of Thomas More’s Utopia. Click here to download Tau-ceti Anarres, an anarchist typeface designed to be traced by hand. It is sans-serif and monospaced, and it will call you 'profiteer' if you use capitals. ▼ Pictures of the installation at Somerset House, 2016. <img width="2000" height="1033" width_o="2000" height_o="1033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89782a8e74463387b3f631f64bf29bc0e23ec633b6e066b7a392dc2685df2426/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_19.jpg" data-mid="92355510" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89782a8e74463387b3f631f64bf29bc0e23ec633b6e066b7a392dc2685df2426/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_19.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1033" width_o="2000" height_o="1033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4a2028059e931f6406385d4418cec2c1689e180dd3d7a21b0d52ed6b0224d25/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_18.jpg" data-mid="92355507" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4a2028059e931f6406385d4418cec2c1689e180dd3d7a21b0d52ed6b0224d25/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_18.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1033" width_o="2000" height_o="1033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/591a84f2c2a7e61e27b43e362946f04c7c6d199a878b17d4945217b247206d30/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_17.JPG" data-mid="92355505" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/591a84f2c2a7e61e27b43e362946f04c7c6d199a878b17d4945217b247206d30/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_17.JPG" /> ▼ Deatils of the installation at Somerset House, 2016. <img width="1600" height="2215" width_o="1600" height_o="2215" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/246bb6e1d97bc80e6d17c2215b0672f8a4baad6f4acaef0079c84d3d5e7dada9/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_3.jpg" data-mid="92355472" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/246bb6e1d97bc80e6d17c2215b0672f8a4baad6f4acaef0079c84d3d5e7dada9/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_3.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="2215" width_o="1600" height_o="2215" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2363bfb2a3464c0704689e233a1d1f427ec5a108b78b6e3786f35482d7eb9a74/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_4.jpg" data-mid="92355473" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2363bfb2a3464c0704689e233a1d1f427ec5a108b78b6e3786f35482d7eb9a74/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_4.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="2215" width_o="1600" height_o="2215" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/128c58e39636afdeeb40dc59645273ff613a4368e818adf6f90bce66acd80b95/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_5.jpg" data-mid="92355474" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/128c58e39636afdeeb40dc59645273ff613a4368e818adf6f90bce66acd80b95/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_5.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="918" width_o="1600" height_o="918" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc21765c68bca2a6de53274386c36faecdf341d5996782cd411e101e1ab78c94/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_6.jpg" data-mid="92355475" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc21765c68bca2a6de53274386c36faecdf341d5996782cd411e101e1ab78c94/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_6.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="918" width_o="1600" height_o="918" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6bea8ca49c92715ee883356ff75f18eb6d994bf85216110c34c02f8cb894098d/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_7.jpg" data-mid="92355476" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6bea8ca49c92715ee883356ff75f18eb6d994bf85216110c34c02f8cb894098d/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_7.jpg" /> ▲ Interview for Little Atoms about Night School on Anarres, 2016. ▼ Workshop props, designed to teach Pravic to both adults and youngsters. <img width="1600" height="1011" width_o="1600" height_o="1011" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ddae1fe5069d23afcb0706a5b4d46e136becec42dec91606946cc0d47a34b3ce/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_8.jpg" data-mid="92355481" border="0" 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height="2784" width_o="1568" height_o="2784" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4872b24a7bc76a15c6571949574cd3eb2c38067f6603b06f3e72032e99b851d/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_11.JPG" data-mid="92355489" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4872b24a7bc76a15c6571949574cd3eb2c38067f6603b06f3e72032e99b851d/Night_School_On_Anarres_Nestor_Pestana_11.JPG" /> ▼ Some of the graphic materials produced for Night School on Anarres. <img width="2300" height="2300" width_o="2300" height_o="2300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a93cef337b5688e1cda9e1fdae37cd436ae39d3feb809dc811c570d2f6756790/carpet4site_2.jpg" data-mid="93662544" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a93cef337b5688e1cda9e1fdae37cd436ae39d3feb809dc811c570d2f6756790/carpet4site_2.jpg" /> <img width="862" height="1189" width_o="862" height_o="1189" 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and Noam Toran with Nestor Pestana &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Curation by Andy Franzkowiak &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Linguistic experts: Dr. Simon Coffey Dr. Martin Edwardes &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Installation production: Carolina Celas Nick Mortimer Namuun Zimmermann Gareth Evans Joseph L'anson Lara Chapman Phoebe Morris Simon Correy Sophey Cornell Thea Hallack Yi-Miao Shih &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Animation credits: Sound - Emanuele Correani &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Photographs by Agnese Sanvito Works menu ︎︎︎ https://nestorpestana.com/The-Infumis-A-Post-Apocalyptic-Breakfast Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:45:53 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/The-Infumis-A-Post-Apocalyptic-Breakfast The Infumis: A Post-Apocalyptic Breakfast ▲ Trailer. Please email to watch full film: studio[at]nestorpestana.com Featured in: Orleans House Gallery, U.K. 2021 Galeria dos Prazeres, Portugal 2020 Trebuchet Magazine, print edition U.K. 2018 Design Museum, U.K. 20173rd Istanbul Design Biennial: ARE WE HUMAN?, Turkey 2016 Gwacheon National Science Museum, South Korea 2015 Wellcome Collection, U.K. 2015 Royal College of Art, U.K. 2015 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Production year: 2015Film running time: 00:06:28:00 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mediums: short film produced using a combination of CGI and real footage • film shot with a 4K BlackMagic • knitted wool costume • various film props made of graphic prints, cardboard and MDF • large scale digital illustrations • wooden stools with embeded screens. This project consists mainly of a large scale illustration and a film, depicting a fictional community called The Infumis. The narrative is set in a fictional post-apocalyptic future, when traffic intersections become farms, and air and water pollutants are harvested for body nourishment. The Infumis are hosts to a type of bacteria called Marinobacter Hydrocarbonoclasticus, which live on their body hairs. These bacteria are able to transform carbon pollutants, i.e. from cars, into nutrients. The Infumis bioengineer their body hairs to absorb these nutrients into their bodies, nourishing them. The project draws from horror genres to present a cautionary narrative, and a critique to our increasingly polluted environments, while suggesting new forms of symbiosis between humans and microorganisms. <img width="900" height="626" width_o="900" height_o="626" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14262d2c7b7d441158f581549994dd29cc594dfc711b13ba64aaa161b0d3f7aa/show_RCA_nestor_pestana_the_infumis.jpg" data-mid="91896382" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/14262d2c7b7d441158f581549994dd29cc594dfc711b13ba64aaa161b0d3f7aa/show_RCA_nestor_pestana_the_infumis.jpg" /> <img width="900" height="626" width_o="900" height_o="626" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d53a240f2f889529238cd8e5eecd0336495e7fb520b1e7836363f4d61a67e09/show_RCA_nestor_pestana_the_infumis_1.jpg" data-mid="91896384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/6d53a240f2f889529238cd8e5eecd0336495e7fb520b1e7836363f4d61a67e09/show_RCA_nestor_pestana_the_infumis_1.jpg" /> ▲ Two views of the installation at the Royal College of Art, 2015. ▼ Details of the costume produced for The Infumis, installed at Galeria dos Prazeres, 2020. The community portrayed in the film wear knitted clothings made of wool. The holes and permeable fabric allow them to expose their body hair bacteria to pollutants in the air, from which they feed. <img width="1148" height="1324" width_o="1148" height_o="1324" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a0349c4fc15e8ca78f94db4eaf664ee8aaec0e34a602f65589c7a0c0b02c731e/character.jpg" data-mid="95795242" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a0349c4fc15e8ca78f94db4eaf664ee8aaec0e34a602f65589c7a0c0b02c731e/character.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afdbf5e0eba04adece8dac65eab0cc1dfbfdc5efbc7975f20ea6a22d3f954a9c/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Garment.jpg" data-mid="91907593" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/afdbf5e0eba04adece8dac65eab0cc1dfbfdc5efbc7975f20ea6a22d3f954a9c/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Garment.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e657de4f595f8a1134b751ac7c3145cff6f98ebb526d08ce63f9d18e504c65d/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Details_3.jpg" data-mid="91907592" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e657de4f595f8a1134b751ac7c3145cff6f98ebb526d08ce63f9d18e504c65d/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Details_3.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c15264ae5d9cee564dcabe52c19f79be790c277e0a5c36ec691a9dc615a18cb/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Details_2.jpg" data-mid="91907591" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c15264ae5d9cee564dcabe52c19f79be790c277e0a5c36ec691a9dc615a18cb/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Details_2.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86b86b88e1f7b9e294ffef031a6af30ed7c4fe5e7d24535a0167df18d1d3cc71/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Details_1.jpg" data-mid="91907590" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86b86b88e1f7b9e294ffef031a6af30ed7c4fe5e7d24535a0167df18d1d3cc71/Nestor_Pestana_The_Infumis_Details_1.jpg" /> ▼ Illustration of a single body hair which has been bioengineered to function as a digestive system. Bacteria on the hair feed on pollutants in the atmosphere and convert them into nutrients. These are then absorbed by the body through the hair. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="2000" height="6599" width_o="2000" height_o="6599" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f327136c7c00ce92785a31c6c13fa346c8b6a070d51ced0259e351b064ee5fd/The-Infumis-by-Nestor-Pestana---illustration.jpg" data-mid="91867145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f327136c7c00ce92785a31c6c13fa346c8b6a070d51ced0259e351b064ee5fd/The-Infumis-by-Nestor-Pestana---illustration.jpg" /> Film credits: Camera operator - Raf Rakoczy Sound - Emanuele Correani Actor - Jackson Wright Make-up artist - Joanna Christou Lights assistance - Jules Malcomson Copywriter - James McCarthySpecial effects and animation assistance -&nbsp; Oliver Wrobel Knitwear consultancy &amp; production - Emmeline Kellet &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Research guidance: Dr. Ivo Lebrun, Butantan Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, São Paulo Doctoral Researcher Arturo Casini, Imperial College, Department of Biotechnology, London Doctoral Researcher Bora Ristic, Imperial College, Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, London &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Special thanks to: Professor Anthony Dune and Fiona Raby Hiroki Yokoyama Works menu ︎︎︎ https://nestorpestana.com/Workshops Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:18:53 +0000 Nestor Pestana https://nestorpestana.com/Workshops