3D scanning cultural dresses has been an exciting ongoing series. Most of the dresses are from my older sister’s closet. She is a practicing Muslim, so she has acquired a collection of stunning dresses that she wears to mosque and to attend other religious events. This series has brought me closer to my older sister and helped me better understand her faith.  Many of her garments are gifts from friends and have sentimental memories attached.

I am lucky that she has been open to me digitally preserving her dresses. I combine photogrammetry and a structured light scanner to capture color and geometry of the garments, respectively. It takes me about six hours to complete (from capture to upload).