Level up! digital art exhibition design, layout and final display images : virtual exhibition
Researcher developed and curated an online virtual reality group exhibition of selected young female South African artists. In order to do so, I have utilized the advantages presented by virtual reality technology, technologies developed predominantly in the world of gaming to generate an immersive and present viewer experience. The researcher showcase how such an approach towards creating digital exhibitions, embody a number of productive advances over two-dimensional digitally curated exhibitions. Here I refer to the writings of A. Schleiner (2003), S. Foo (2008) and G. Hull and J. Scott (2014) arguing that a shift towards technological displays are inevitable as our audiences continue to evolve. I also refer to the writings of J. Mütterlein (2008), J. Radianti, T.A. Majchrzak, J. Fromm and I. Wohlgenannt (2019), and L. Hyunae, T. Jung, M.C. Dieck and N. Chung (2019) for analysis of various virtual reality display models and devices. Throughout the research study concepts of ‘presence’ and ‘immersion’ as defined by M. Slater (2003) and K.R. Christy and J. Fox (2016), the research paper furthermore also touches on concepts of interactivity as described by E. & G. Coulter-Smith (2006) and calls for more multisensory art experiences such as those by W. Boshoff (1997) and J. Lauwrens (2012)(2022).
The final virtual exhibition titled Level Up! is presented as part of the research project and features a series of three solo exhibition experiences presented as interactive art installations. Each level has been designed in collaboration with the individual artists in order to create multisensory site-specific installations. The virtual exhibition features ceramics by Viola Greyling, works on paper by Laura de Harde and prints by Amy-Jane van den Bergh. The virtual exhibition is presented as a downloadable computer game which has been carefully curated to enhance a user’s sense of presence when experiencing artworks in a digital environment.
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