{"id":12626,"date":"2025-09-21T07:18:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T07:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/?p=12626"},"modified":"2025-09-21T07:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T07:18:05","slug":"hanxiang-christopher-tao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/?p=12626","title":{"rendered":"Hanxiang (Christopher) Tao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Drawing Machines: Charcoal and Bunkers | Berlin, Germany | Unit 21 | 2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>The Charcoal Drawing Machine combines three methods of recording a single subject in one continuous operation: a digital 3D scan, a physical charcoal smudge, and an analogue light-rail drawing. As the scanner captures geometry, a smudging arm applies charcoal to paper, while a light-rail apparatus simultaneously traces the form with precise lines.<br><br>The Bunker Drawing Machine repurposes an abandoned Cold War\u2013era air-raid bunker. Subsurface water levels are translated into mechanical adjustments above ground: floating parkour platforms rise and fall as water fills the bunker, dynamically altering the course\u2019s layout and difficulty. Participants encounter a shifting, water-driven architecture that reflects hidden conditions below their feet.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1st_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-1024x244.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1st_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-1024x244.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1st_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-250x60.jpg 250w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1st_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-768x183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1st_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Design Iterations of the Charcoal Drawing Machine<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2nd_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2nd_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2nd_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-250x173.jpg 250w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2nd_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2nd_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-1536x1065.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unit-21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2nd_-_Hanxiang_TAO__Christopher.D._-2048x1421.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Iteration 5.0: The Charcoal Drawing Machine at Work<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1094322089?autoplay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;background=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autopause=0&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" title=\"Bartlett_Summer_2024_MArch_PG21_Ioana_Drogeanu_03\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Volume Translation from the Bunker to the Upper Tank<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1094322222?autoplay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;background=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autopause=0&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" title=\"Bartlett_Summer_2024_MArch_PG21_Ioana_Drogeanu_04_updated\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Building Plans<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/progressive_redirect\/playback\/1094322623\/rendition\/2160p\/file.mp4?loc=external&amp;oauth2_token_id=1698139812&amp;signature=63d51a7eeb1e617da567ca90d1ec98c03837321093496c568bf5dce51dd99d6f\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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As the scanner captures geometry, a smudging arm applies charcoal to paper, while a light-rail apparatus simultaneously traces the form with precise lines. The Bunker Drawing Machine repurposes<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn read-more-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/?p=12626\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[768,769,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12626"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12704,"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12626\/revisions\/12704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unit-21.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}