Sculpting Science

By Robert Chianese

The three-dimensional nature of sculpture provides an accessible and tangible medium for exploring complex scientific ideas.

Anthropology Art Human Ecology

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September-October 2022

Volume 110, Number 5
Page 276

DOI: 10.1511/2022.110.5.276

You are walking to the library and notice an oversize human sculpture obviously assembled from irregular metal slats. As you pass it by, the sculpture nearly disappears into the background. What just happened?

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