1. Crystallized Hybrid Worlds: Nano+Bio+Art Victoria Vesna | SiddarthRamakrishnan Katherine Lee MFADT candidate 2010

2. abstract Crystallized seeks to apply the logic and elegance of natural systems to wearables, exploring the structural relationships that emerge through relating viral forms to wearable objects. Using structures inspired by viruses, Crystallized aims to reinterpret the beauty and evolutionary robustness of the virus world within the constraints of wearable media.

3. concept Virology is a source of well-validated structures & shapes. These architectural forms can be deconstructed or abstracted to create novel wearables and explore unprecedented applications.

4. social context virology Postmodern fashion this project Social context around vaccines

5. precedents

6. The MMR vaccine and autism

7. proposal I propose a series of wearable representations of viral structures investigating novel architectures within the constraints of wearable media and human scale 2. Structural representations of molecular forms 1. Laser-cut textiles of molecular representations

8. design questions How can virus-like structures and forms be meaningfully deconstructed and applied to wearables? What novel and functional architectures can be created?

9. schedule Week of… April 25: prototypes – laser-cut viral proteins May 2: prototypes – helical accessories May 7: concept PDF with final layout May 14: show

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