The Garden of Shifting Beauty is an installation of 3D-printed camellias arranged on a minimalistic production line. Presented as sleek, exclusive collectibles, the sculptures reference the camellia’s associations with wealth, luxury and the globalisation of the tea trade. Robotic fabrication marries the living and the manufactured through the camellias bioplastic construction.

Interrogating the new forms of additive manufacturing and mechanical intuition, The Garden of Shifting Beauty details desirable objects which are mass-producible yet commercially limited. Understanding and challenging the new creative economy and how it interacts with luxury and mass production is essential to shaping the future of contemporary art.

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