[Mic Matters

When translating an endangered plant into a 3D digital twin, how do you balance scientific accuracy with the necessity of aesthetic and the limitation of technology?
In this episode of Mic Matters, we dive into the visual architecture of Hush Glitches. Ioana Lariu sits down with 3D artists Alina Rusu and Gabriel Stoiciu to discuss the process of transforming complex biological data into a responsive, living digital landscape. Alina and Gabi discuss the methodological and artistic challenges of creating digital flora that are designed not to please the human eye, but to be active interlocutors. We explore the tension between the controlled environment of 3D modeling and the unscripted reality of the live performance, where the digital twins react to the dancer's movements and the plant's bio-sensory data in real-time.
Key Topics (Oral Field Notes):
The digital twin protocol: Approaches to modeling of endemic, endangered Romanian plants to serve as a research artifact rather than a decorative asset?
Balancing accuracy & aesthetics: Translating scientific requirements into a visual language that communicates ecological fragility and non-human intelligence.
3D modelling as data interpretation: How the controlled, internal creative process of a 3D artist differs from the external, improvisational process of the performer.
Designing for the unpredictable: Creating digital objects that can thrive within the system's intended and unexpected technical limitations.
About our guest:
Alina Rusu is an artist focused on exploring the bridge between 2D and 3D, creating accessible art that uses illustration and storytelling.
Gabriel Stoiciu is a digital artist who uses simplicity, irony, and humor to tackle environmentalism, mental health, and societal issues, believing art is fundamentally about exploration and communication.
Context:
Hush Glitches is positioned as a catalyst for social and ecological engagement, investigating how a performative installation, rooted in scientific inquiry into endemic flora, can use technology not as a source of detachment, but as a medium to re-establish a vital connection with nature.
More info: https://marginal.ro/project/hush-glit...
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Hush Glitches is co-financed by the Timișoara City Hall through the Project Center and Administration of the National Cultural Fund.
The project does not necessarily represent the position of The Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The Administration of the National Cultural Fund is not responsible for the content of the project or the manner in which the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding recipient.