Cable Robot 2.0 for Dafne's skin

"Dafne's skin" draws inspiration from the myth of Dafne, a nymph transforming herself into a tree, moving from the anthropogenic to the organic. In his famous sculpture -Apollo and Daphne- Bernini freezes the metamorphosis of Daphne in marble, her fingers sprouting leaves and her feet turning into roots. "Dafne's skin" shows a fragment of Dafne's transition: an enlarged cut-out of her skin that slowly changes throughout the exhibition through a robotically controlled, microbially induced patina. Patina—typically seen as a sign of decay—becomes the object of desire. It is cultivated, shaped, and choreographed in time, changing the appearance of the structure throughout the exhibition. The project defines architecture as a living, ecological system transformed through dynamic interaction between machines, microbes, materials and humans. In contrast to traditional building systems, "Dafne" views architectural envelopes as organic interfaces. The project considers patina and biological growth—not as signs of deterioration but as active contributors to aesthetic, functional, and ecological enhancement.