:\SCREENSAVER_ Virtual Exhibition
VR space built between November 2020 - January 2021.
:\SCREENSAVER_ is a non-material space hovering over the juncture of art and technology, positing the symbiosis of nature and digitality. The exhibition is designed to hold multiple viewpoints of our relationship with technology and serve as a vantage point to observe and reflect as the audience moves through the virtual space.
Exhibition Designer : ZUNE
Exhibition Concept : ZUNE & Moe Myat May Zarchi
Curator : Phoo Myat Thwe & Matter Audiovisual Lab
Visit the virtual space here. (*Please note that some of the works inside have been unpublished by artists after the show.)
Entrance to the exhibition.
An area of the exhibition.
An aerial view of the exhibition.
Works shown in this room; h"APP"y f@c35 3v3rywh3r3 by Min Sett Hein, 2019.
Digital drawing series on the black walls; Plastic Dreams by Amanda (Yin Mon Oo), 2020. Digital work in the middle; T-Junction by ZUNE, 2019. The drawing marks the place where visitors can hear Modern Warfare, a song by P.O.E.M, 2020.
Works shown in this room; Emotional Intelligence Interface by Dar Min, 2020.
:\screensaver_ was also a mini virtual event hosting artist talks and mini dialogues. Phoo Myat Thwe participated as a speaker in one of the talk sessions.
Radicalizing Art Experience with AR/ Mixed Reality
Talk by Phoo Myat Thwe
Revolutionary performance artist, Marina Abramović created a Mixed reality performance art, “The Life” in 2019. The new medium is particularly exciting for Abramović since even after her death, her form and her work is always alive virtually and the energy never dissipates, according to her. “I believe that art of the future is art without objects. It’s just pure transmission of energy between the viewer and the artist.”
Augmented Reality is revolutionizing the way art connects with audience. With AR, 2D canvases can come to life and interact with viewers in real life environments. We are able to see sculptures layer by layer, as close as we want to without physical materials present. AR is disrupting the traditional means of art production/ consumption. In this talk, we will be exploring AR/ Mixed reality creative landscape, discussing about notable artists, projects, how AR can revolutionize the experience of public art and how it can impact Art businesses, changing the usual processes as we know it now.
The exhibition was featured in ArtAsiaPacific Issue 125 Sep/Oct 2021. Article written by Susan Htoo. Read the full article here.