Anish Kapoor and Factum Arte have been working together for several years on the development of cement printing, investigating new ways of generating form. In 2009 for the first time, the sculptures created with this technique that combines intention with chance and the live properties of the different cement mixes was shown to the public at London's Royal Academy.
The Identity Engine is a shit machine that farts and craps its way along its ordained path, transforming concrete into stigmergic, self-organised structures. Wounds and gashes, pleats and folds emerge at will and either self-heal or continue to rupture. (excerpt from Unconformity and Entropy)
Unconformity and Entropy is a detailed book about the process and Kapoor's vision, published by Turner Books and available for purchase through their website here.
Video of the cement printer in action
