Participants will model small “beings,” which will then be scanned and transformed into digital models for 3D printing.
An exercise linking manual skill, technology, and critical reflection on the relationship between humans and machines: a true passing of the baton from gesture to algorithm.
The course will be held in Italian.
DURATION
12 HOURS
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PLANNED EDITIONS
6-7 DECEMBER 2025
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CLASS TIMES AND DAYS
Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (2-hour break) and from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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ABOUT PREVIDI:
A post-conceptual artist with a multidisciplinary approach, Riccardo Previdi’s research investigates the existential condition of contemporary humans in relation to technological advancement. Confronted with the promises of political and social redemption of modernity, his work responds with a question mark. Adopting a constructive skepticism, he does not aim to refute progress but to explore its complexity and contradictions. His practice spans multiple media: 3D printing, painting, digital printing, installations, video, and photography.
WHAT YOU LEARN
During this workshop, participants will be invited to model small “beings” in clay, shaping creatures born from imagination, spontaneous gesture, and personal manual skill. Each object will not remain confined to the physical world: through 3D scanning, these sculptures will be transformed into digital models, ready to be printed and reinterpreted in a virtual space, creating a dialogue between material and technology.
The exercise represents a meeting point between craftsmanship and digital innovation, where bodily sensitivity and gesture precision interact with algorithmic logic. This is not only about learning a technique; it is a pathway for critical reflection on the relationship between humans and machines, exploring how manual creativity can coexist with technological processes, and how art can evolve and adapt to new tools.
This passing of the baton from gesture to algorithm encourages participants to see how digital tools can amplify and reinterpret traditional practice without replacing it, generating a unique dialogue between material, mind, and technology. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have not only a tangible object but also an experience combining the sensory dimension of making with the infinite potential of the digital world.
TITLE AWARDED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE COURSE
Certificate of attendance and participation from the Experimental Ceramics Center of Montelupo.
BOOKING AND REGISTRATION
Submitting the online booking form guarantees your reservation for the course.
RULES
Students are required to read the Ceramics School’s internal regulations before enrolling in the course. Enrollment in the course is subject to full acceptance of the internal regulations.
WHAT WILL BE DONE
• Ceramic modeling exercises
ABOUT PREVIDI:
A post-conceptual artist with a multidisciplinary approach, Riccardo Previdi’s research investigates the existential condition of contemporary humans in relation to technological advancement. Confronted with the promises of political and social redemption of modernity, his work responds with a question mark. Adopting a constructive skepticism, he does not aim to refute progress but to explore its complexity and contradictions. His practice spans multiple media: 3D printing, painting, digital printing, installations, video, and photography.
WHAT YOU LEARN
During this workshop, participants will be invited to model small “beings” in clay, shaping creatures born from imagination, spontaneous gesture, and personal manual skill. Each object will not remain confined to the physical world: through 3D scanning, these sculptures will be transformed into digital models, ready to be printed and reinterpreted in a virtual space, creating a dialogue between material and technology.
The exercise represents a meeting point between craftsmanship and digital innovation, where bodily sensitivity and gesture precision interact with algorithmic logic. This is not only about learning a technique; it is a pathway for critical reflection on the relationship between humans and machines, exploring how manual creativity can coexist with technological processes, and how art can evolve and adapt to new tools.
This passing of the baton from gesture to algorithm encourages participants to see how digital tools can amplify and reinterpret traditional practice without replacing it, generating a unique dialogue between material, mind, and technology. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have not only a tangible object but also an experience combining the sensory dimension of making with the infinite potential of the digital world.
TITLE AWARDED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE COURSE
Certificate of attendance and participation from the Experimental Ceramics Center of Montelupo.
BOOKING AND REGISTRATION
Submitting the online booking form guarantees your reservation for the course.
RULES
Students are required to read the Ceramics School’s internal regulations before enrolling in the course. Enrollment in the course is subject to full acceptance of the internal regulations.
WHAT WILL BE DONE
• Ceramic modeling exercises
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