Hollow Dalí: a portrait of solids and voids

The project

Hollow Dalí presents a portrait of Dalí formed from horizontal bands and voids, with red as its defining colour. The piece is part of an Archicercle promotional offering that transforms images into graphics with physical openings.

We developed an algorithmic definition that converts an image into a combination of solids and voids. In this portrait, the bands form the face, with viewing distance and contrast playing a part in how it is read.

Laser cutting translates that combination into a physical piece: the empty areas are no longer white spaces in an image but actual openings. Hollow Dalí gives tangible form to this bespoke offering, from the digital transformation of an image through to fabrication.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.