3D technology to make old new again.

• Position: IMAGING - Oliver Laric - Brief article

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An Austrian artist was awarded a 60,000 [pounds sterling] ($95,000 U.S.) commission by the Contemporary Art Society to turn classical and archaeological objects into digital and hologram forms using 3D scanners.

According to The Independent, artist Oliver Laric will scan all the works in The Collection and Usher Gallery--from classical sculptures to archaeological finds. His goal is to "[eliminate] historical and material hierarchies and to reduce all works to objects and forms."

The scans will be made available to the public to view...