Skin

A drawing study that records form by removing it — using a pomegranate’s voids, cast in plaster, as the mark itself.

Concept

This project explores drawing under the definition of “to withdraw from.” Using a pomegranate as the subject, the work records form by removing its seeds and casting the resulting void in plaster. The process transforms absence into representation, allowing the fruit’s internal structure to be revealed through negative space.

By extracting material rather than inscribing lines, the cast functions as a drawing of the pomegranate’s hidden anatomy — capturing texture, density, and spatial relationships that are typically concealed beneath the skin.

Fig. 02 · Source object — the pomegranate before extraction.

Fig. 03 · Plaster cast of the void, viewed from above.

Fig. 04 · Detail of the cast surface — texture and density of the negative.

Material Manipulation

Following the casting of the pomegranate’s voids, the second model shifts focus toward material behavior and abstraction. A patterned system of cuts transforms rigid chipboard into a flexible mesh, echoing the thin, tensile membrane that binds the fruit’s interior. Through bending and stretching, the model explores how structure, tension, and permeability can be articulated through material manipulation rather than direct representation.

Fig. 05 · Chipboard mesh under tension, echoing the membrane condition.

Fig. 06 · Cut pattern, flat.

Fig. 07 · Bending study, mid‑deformation.

Fig. 08 · Final mesh, stretched.