Simon Strøyer

The Stolen Collection consists of 3D-printed ceramic replicas of cultural artifacts illegally auctioned on eBay. Using AI-driven 3D reconstruction and ceramic printing, each piece is captured in the brief window before it disappears into private collections.

With only fragmented data, the AI hallucinates missing details, resulting in distortions and flaws that expose the tension between emerging technologies and authenticity, echoing the loss and fragmentation inherent in cultural erasure.

The Stolen Collection was exhibited at the Biennale for Craft & Design and nominated for the Biennale Prize.

The Stolen Collection was generously supported by the Danish Arts Foundation.

The design process begins in the "grey" market, where objects like this are sold without documentation. An eBay listing serves as the basis for further analysis.

01: The design process begins in the “grey” market, where objects like this are sold without documentation. The eBay listing and image data serves as the basis for further analysis.

02: Using artificial intelligence (NeRF), the figure is gradually reconstructed—a form of digital archaeology.

03: The final 3D model is often incomplete, with missing data becoming a creative constraint in the ceramic design.