We have spent the past few days considering the incremental digital 'decimation' of a scanned tulip bulb for the artist Gordon Cheung. In no more than five devolutionary stages the bulb moves from a high resolution 3D recording (constructed of 381,774 triangles) to a simplified and singular pyramid structure. The specific tulip bulb that was recorded for the series is a Rothchild bulb that was selected by the artist whilst visiting Amsterdam earlier this year. The artist explains that the bulb is named after one of the most powerful banking family dynasties in history and therefore a principle player in spreading Capitalism globally. More to follow in the coming weeks.....
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