#somewherebeyondthesea is an installation that combines 3D printed sculpture with moving images. It explores the relationship between objects and images and how they can transform into one another. The images used in the installation are sourced from Instagram, specifically from a search for the hashtag “#somewherebeyondthesea.”

The artist extracts the blue pixels representing the ocean from these images and post-processes them to create a composite image of the sea. Using the color data from this composition, a 3D model is generated and transformed into a sculpture. The installation also features moving images that show the gradual layering of the ocean blue pixels.

In the age of digital technology and online connectivity, the boundaries between data and physical objects have blurred. The way we perceive and interact with them has become increasingly similar. Just like the interconnectedness represented by the “#” symbol linking the searched data, it evokes the image of a continuously expanding entity.

Model Designer | Mei-Yu CHEN

《#海以外的地方》是 3D 列印雕塑與動態影像並列的裝置，指出物件和影像之間互相轉化的關係。影像的內容是從 Instagram 上搜尋 Hashtag 「#somewherebeyondthesea」所得到的上百張現成影像。

藝術家從這些影像中擷取海洋的藍色像素，重新後製為一張數位像素組成的海洋影像，最後藉由其色階的數據轉化為 3D 模型，並輸出成雕塑。作品中的動態影像則呈現海洋藍色像素疊合的過程。

當數據和物的界線在網路的流動和數位製造技術中消解之後，對我們而言，這兩者的存在狀態以及被感知的方式已經沒有不同。正如作品中搜尋而來的數據，以「#」符號互相連結著，成為一大塊不斷膨脹的物體。

模型設計師｜陳美瑜