Digital & Analog Work
Capturing Lost Wax
In our increasingly industrialized society, we've become estranged from craftsmanship and creation processes. My work seeks to honor these forgotten connections. This installation reimagines the lost wax casting technique—traditionally used to create metal objects—by casting a lock, ornamental, and tooth crowns in wax itself rather than metal. Using both found objects and 3D prints as models, I've installed these wax casts on raw materials from which lost wax is derived: beeswax, coal, and wood. I did this to acknowledge the natural materials used in the creation of the final object, once again honoring the process. By elevating the normally discarded intermediate medium (wax) to the final art form, I question the hierarchy of materials while celebrating the often-invisible components of craftsmanship. Through this inversion of process and product, "Capturing Lost Wax" invites viewers to reconsider their relationship with objects, materials, and the hidden labor of creation.
Seeing Ourselves
People have a history of humanizing the world around them. Does this come from a negative ego-centered culture?” Or is humanizing an attempt to empathize with what we don't fully understand?
My work explores what scientists have named pareidolia, “the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern,” often these patterns are faces and other humanistic features.
My work pictures two 3D printed trees with leaves on the floor and different size rocks dispersed through a scene that has been humanized: the roots of the tree are made from scans of my hands, the rocks are covered in my fingerprints, and a rock has a human face. The human elements are meant to be subtle, to emulate creating meaning out of ambiguous visual patterns. Lastly, the composition of the scene mimics how we project our human perception in the ways we visualize nature.
This piece was inspired by the "Face on Mars."
The Pursuit of Fruit
This series, The Pursuit Of Fruit, features four supernatural-like environments I created using Adobe Photoshop. These pieces have a focus on nature with a fictional twist. Each piece features a tree with berries and avatars, with different variation in hue. The artists that inspired this series are Pipilotti Rist and Hayao Miyazaki and the game series Monument Valley.
Full Gallery
About Me
Junior designer focused on human-centered design, with special attention to equity. Currently seeking professional opportunities to gain experience in: product design, experience design, user research, graphic design, industrial design, or UX/UI. Keen to find settings that encourage an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how design informs our everyday lives. Invested in collaboration and very capable of communicating in English, Spanish, and French. Eager to contribute critical thinking and design skills while actively organizing team projects and timelines with attention to detail. Six years of professional training within a fashion company expanded from initial design assistance to: branding, graphic design, art direction, and web design.
Contact
Indra Ramirez Antoni
Email: iramirez@students.pitzer.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/indra-ramirez-antoni
Location: New York City
