artistic maps
Year
2025 - Now
Artistic maps
Artistic Maps is a visual research project exploring the intersection between remote sensing, artistic intuition, and geographic storytelling. Working with satellite imagery, I create a series of map-like compositions that blur the boundary between data and drawing.
Each YPCS object offers a tactile, personal experience of climate-conscious design. They are physical reminders that sustainability can be intimate, emotional—and beautiful.
This mussel-based PLA was used to produce a series of compact, sculptural objects—small containers for juwellery—designed with generative algorithms that mimic organic forms. The digital models were developed using AI-driven generative tools, which allowed us to experiment with forms that referenced natural growth patterns—spires, folds, cavities—that resonate with the mussels’ own geometry.
Each piece we printed is made from a custom 3D-printable material developed during our research into sustainable aquaculture. Mussels naturally absorb carbon dioxide from the ocean and store it in their calcium-rich shells. When discarded after consumption, this carbon is typically re-released into the environment. But if reclaimed, these shells can act as long-term carbon storage.
YPCS invites us to rethink the lifespan of everyday objects.
In a world where consumption is constant and waste is invisible, this project asks: what if our belongings didn’t just store memories, but stored carbon too?
technical facts
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Team: Nataly Khadziakova & Katya Bryskina
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Material: Francofil mussel PLA
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Object type: Small storage pieces, home artifacts
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Carbon role: Each object passively stores CO₂ captured by mussels during their growth
in progress