The 3D printed pieces are reinterpretations of the biological illustrations of Ernst Haeckel, made in 1800. The artist was interested in Haeckel’s approach to nature from art and science, since it encapsulates modern optics where the natural has no intrinsic value, but must be described within the guidelines of the culture. His drawings idealize, stylize, and romanticize nature - transforming it into an object of study, available to modern man. Luis Enrique transforms them into three-dimensional objects, in a material of warm plasticity, which combines organic and industrial aesthetics. The result resembles alien pieces, which have little relationship with the natural world, but represent a hybridization of nature with man and his concepts.

The 3D printed pieces are reinterpretations of the biological illustrations of Ernst Haeckel, made in 1800. The artist was interested in Haeckel’s approach to nature from art and science, since it encapsulates modern optics where the natural has no intrinsic value, but must be described within the guidelines of the culture. His drawings idealize, stylize, and romanticize nature - transforming it into an object of study, available to modern man. Luis Enrique transforms them into three-dimensional objects, in a material of warm plasticity, which combines organic and industrial aesthetics. The result resembles alien pieces, which have little relationship with the natural world, but represent a hybridization of nature with man and his concepts.