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Part 2: An excursion into science and another into contemporary art
After we recently presented our interesting 3D printing projects in the fashion sector to you, we would like to continue our series today with 2 unusual orders. It’s about science on the one hand and contemporary art on the other.
The comet from the 3D printer
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission was the space event of 2014, culminating in the year when Philae, the Rosetta probe’s lander, touched down on comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This was the case on November 12, 2014.
In this context, ESA presented a model of Churyumov-Gerasimenko that we had made on our 3D printers. The ESA itself commissioned the comet model from the Freiburg Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst Mach Institute, EMI. EMI then provided us with the data on which we were able to print the model. The actual 3D printing was then done by stereolithography, made of epoxy. The finished comet model measured 423.92 x 522.01 x 449.27 mm. On the occasion of the landing of Philae, this model was presented to the general public as part of a TV broadcast.
Incidentally, the mission to Churyumow-Gerasimenko had already begun a good 10 years earlier, namely on March 2, 2004. However, the crucial data for a cartographically accurate comet model could only be obtained in the course of 2014. Only at this point was Rosetta close enough to the comet to measure it extensively.
Our 3D printed comet model in the presentation.
Project Hans Wurst: From Wiesbaden around the world
A 3D printing project that we were able to oversee in 2015/16 was of a completely different kind. On behalf of the Hamburg artist Ruben Zickmann, we made an orange-colored, embryonic-looking figure called “Hans Wurst”.
What Zickmann was primarily concerned with in this project: To create a mobile sculpture that travels to spectacular places where people can be photographed with it. According to Zickmann’s philosophy, the images created and sent around the world become part of the work of art themselves.
First, “Hans Wurst” went to Mount Everest. This project threatened to fail because in 2015, the year in which it was planned, there were no Everest ascents due to a devastating earthquake. Fortunately, the campaign could be made up for in 2016. At the time, even the Wiesbaden courier reported on the exact circumstances of “Hans Wurst’s” journey to Mount Everest, as you can read here.
“Hans Wurst” with Sherpa on Mount Everest.
“Hans Wurst” continued his journey around the world, including to Toronto, San Francisco, Seoul, the Canary Islands and South Africa. In the spring of 2017, Ruben Zickmann even organized a stratospheric flight with “Hans Wurst”.
Get to know more of our most exciting 3D printing projects here in the blog.
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