Earthen Rituals

Earthen Rituals fuses AI-driven design with traditional materials rooted in embodied human histories. By translating earthen textures into code, the project creates 3D-printed earth-fiber tiles from construction waste and agricultural by-products. The mix blends vernacular wisdom from global earth-building traditions with cutting-edge material science. The installation, shaped by techniques like rammed earth, weaving, and basketry, creates sensory spaces for material rituals. As a space for contemplation, Earthen Rituals confronts extractive practices, colonial legacies, and climate crises, and proposes radical, ceremonial approaches that embrace the variable qualities of raw materials.