microverse2022 : between the physical and anti-physical
I see this as an activation of sculpture through play. The sculpture ‘serendipity’ – originally in its physical form 115cmL x 23cmW x 35cmH, structural steel – is translated into anti-physical form-formlessness.
I have always considered physical materials as tools akin to paintbrushes and paints. While space is the canvas with surrounding architecture to play against.
While I still very much value ‘in-person’ encounters, augmented reality technology (AR) offers new possibilities of experiencing – beyond conventional ‘passive viewing’. This is intriguing.
To me, the process of bridging the physical and anti-physical presents learning and understanding, requiring new ways of seeing and siting
microverse2022 @CBD
For almost 2 years after the first outbreak in early 2020 and the subsequent lockdowns, the Central Business District stayed quiet, lifeless even. Perfect settings for intrusions to defy physical dimensions.
My journeys to art-making have always involved my ‘being in the space, at the time’, lugging heavy solid metal pieces to the Central Business District and placing them against structures, effectively invading and assimilating with the environment.
Through Ar, materials are ‘transferred’ and sculpting are ‘performed’ virtually. Suddenly, I can place them anywhere. They have become weightless and massless at least in traditional physical sense. Which raises the unanticipated question: “How much is lost, how much is gained and what remains in transit?”
I hope for this ‘experience’ to be shared. For viewers to find, place and ‘activate’ their own space.
microverse 2022 Ar serendipity, skyfall
microverse 2022 Ar serendipity, before nightfall
microverse 2022 Ar serendipity, issit
microverse 2022 Ar serendipity, cry me a river
microverse 2022 Ar serendipity, noir
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‘microverse2020 serendipity’ Ar allows remote audience to place the artwork assets against their immediate environment. The act transcends space, time and boundaries. Momentarily merging the ‘physical’ world and the ‘virtual’ which have been separated only by an ultra-thin reflective glass – the black mirror of our own devices.
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