Portraits

My current artistic practice echoes the research I conducted during my PhD in geometric modelling, particularly the paper presented at Shape Modeling International on character lines. At that time, I investigated how these lines influence the perception of shape. They provided a means of manipulating, either by exaggerating specific features or by reconstructing incomplete geometry.

In my recent artistic practice, these lines no longer simply represent a form; they become the form itself. Created with a 3D pen, they preserve the irregularities of the gesture and the memory of the molten material. Each deposited filament records the movement that produced it, transforming the drawing into a three-dimensional volume where the making process remains visible through its imperfections.

This reflection now extends into my research-creation practice. Lines also become modalities of interaction. In VRun, for example, they become a medium through which participants act: drawing, modifying or extending a line simultaneously transforms both the artwork and the experience itself. The line is no longer simply perceived—it is experienced.