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PEANUT:
A Digital Reawakening
In Collaboration with Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas
Meet Peanut, a ceramic dog from Meiji-era Japan, brought back to life through photogrammetry
Once a still object shaped by hand over a century ago, Peanut now re-emerges through light and data. We began by photographing the artifact using photogrammetry, capturing two sets of 16-bit RAW images. One with cross-polarization to strip away glare and reveal its true color, and another with parallel polarization to preserve the subtle sheen of its glazed surface.
We circled Peanut from every angle, carefully documenting its form. Then, I turned it over to capture what time had hidden from view, ensuring no part of its shape was lost.
We took pictures of Peanut from every angle, carefully documenting its form. Making sure to turn it over ensuring no part of its shape was lost.
These images were brought together in RealityScan, where they aligned and formed a three-dimensional reconstruction. The top and bottom scans merged into a complete figure.
In the final step, textures were drawn from the captured light itself, restoring the surface with remarkable fidelity. Through this process, Peanut exists not only as an artifact of the past, but as a living digital presence.
