This workshop is dedicated to the presentation of the work done on digital models derived from Leonardo’s drawings and the preparations for the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci and Perpetual Motion: Visualizing Impossible Machines” (Peltz Gallery, Birkbeck University London, from 6th February to 12 March 2019).

The issues covered include:

• dimensioning a machine,
• transforming a drawing into a 3d virtual model
• the legitimacy of integrating / recreating missing parts
• the choice of materials
• the machine in its context
• problems arising from 3d modeling
• how to investigate and integrate the historical sources and give a new perspective to study

Speakers

11.30 -11.50 Andrea Bernardoni: History of mechanical philology, from the
wooden to the virtual model

11.50-12.10 Mike Smith: From manuscript to 3D models with animation

12.10-12.30 Nick Lambert, Virtual rooms and virtual exhibitions

12.30-12.50 Discussion and coffee break

12.50-13.10 Jazz Rasool: Mixed Reality Enhanced Learning and the 8 Realities

13.10-13.30 Juliana Barone: Exhibiting the physical and digital

13.30-13.40 Closing discussion followed by visit to exhibition at Peltz Gallery