Prosthetic reality: living art. How augmented reality is breaking down the walls between viewer and art.
At the Ayzenberg sp[a]ce gallery in Pasadena, the art on the walls are coming to life. A still illustration of a rural house is suddenly engulfed in a dust storm, a Japanese village is destroyed by a wave and a fish swims off of its dinner plate. Each artwork in the Prosthetic Reality exhibit is animated through augmented reality (or AR) technology and sound elements, which can only be experienced through your phone on an app called EyeJack.
Prosthetic Reality, curated by AR and virtual reality (VR) artist Sutu (Stuart Campbell), peeks into the emerging world of art and technology. The free exhibit, which is open until December 8, showcases work from over 40 artists and sound designers from around the globe. The sp[a]ce gallery, which identifies as a non-profit project, has featured several mixed reality (AR and VR) art exhibits in the past, making it a mainstay in the emergence of interactive museums.
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One of the pieces on the app called “Unprotected” is Cahill’s own. Located in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the drawing depicts an abstraction of a mangled body in the midst of struggle. The piece was enacted on the app after the Kavanaugh hearings and before the swearing-in of the new Supreme Court Justice. The name, “Unprotected,” signifies how female bodies are still not guaranteed equal protection because the Equal Rights Act was never ratified into the Constitution.
“These conversations may not always be productive, but they are conversations nonetheless,” she said.
With creations like Prosthetic Reality and 4th Wall, the possibilities of AR look promising, whether it’s making art more fun and immersive, or deepening the meaning of a piece.
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