Suda Zhao's Design & Art Projects

Useless Claw Machine, 2023

This project is an interactive mixed media artwork exhibited in the Blanc gallery, New York City, from April 10th, 2023, to April 21st, 2023. It is a mini claw machine that prevents you from getting anything out of it, no matter how many times you try.(Learn More)

Material: Mini Claw Machine. Magnet with Black Duck Tape, Small Dolls and Candies.

Instructions:
1.Insert sample coins into the slot;
2.Move the three handles in front of you to try get something from inside;
3.Try it again and again, harder and harder;
4.Did you get anything?
5.No?!?
6.YOU CAN'T GET ANYTHING FROM THIS CLAW MACHINE!

Piano, 3D Model, 2023

This is a 3D grand model created and rendered in Autodesk Maya and Zbrush.

Meme Factory, Mixed Media Sculpture, 2022

This project is a doll house that presents a laboratory/factory that shows how memes are produced and selected, reflecting on the issue of the spread of memes in history, present, and future. Materials and resources include PLA(3D printing), foam boards, neon fluorescent acrylic paint pens, velvet flocking liner, LED fleshlight, blacklight flashlight, tape, glue, and electronic wire.

Home Theater, 3D Model, 2023

This is a 3D home theater model created and rendered in Autodesk Maya.