Tree Sculpture Created With 3D Printing and Casting

In Oslo, Norway, people with dementia live and seek treatment at Ullertunet, a nursing home that specializes in dementia care. The recently renovated facility is now the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly nursing home in the country, and in front of it stands a strange and beautiful work of art: half of a bronze tree, placed in alignment with the natural tree it was based on. The sculpture represents a part of the tree that's now frozen in time, showing viewers what it used to look like even as it continues to grow and change. It was created by artist duo L+S, who used a combination of 3D printing and lost wax casting to achieve the final result. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/184913/3d-printing-casting-tree/

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