Sandstone Pollen, 2016

MARIA FERNANDA CARDOSSO
Sandstone Pollen, 2016
Electron microscope scans of pollen, robotic stone carvings from 3D CAD models, hand finished
11 sandstone sculptures

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Artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso, titled Sandstone Pollen 2016. This public artwork by Maria Fernanda Cardoso, titled Sandstone Pollen, consists of 11 sandstone sculptures and one white onyx sculpture. The artist was inspired by the archaeological repost on Darling Harbour that had identified microscopic grains of pollen as being either original pollen to the area or later deposited during loading of ships at the port. Nine different pollen species are represented in the work. The artist worked with experts across various scientific fields and had grains enlarged with a computer program written to generate 3D images which robots then carved into stone and then hand-finished.