Times Square drowns in a climate art exhibit

Unmoored, a “mixed reality experience” by conceptual artist Mel Chin, “imagines a future in which New York is underwater, as projected by climate scientists,” according to the exhibit’s website.

The exhibit has two parts: The first is Wake, a 60-foot long sculpture that evokes the skeleton of a ship; affixed to the bow is a 21-foot tall sculpture of the 19th-century opera star Jenny Lind (she was a figurehead on many ships at the height of her popularity)

The second part of the exhibit is an interactive video courtesy of Unmoored, an app developed with Microsoft. Visitors can use HoloLens (Microsoft’s virtual reality headset) or stand at a Wi-Fi kiosk and download the app to their smartphones—it’s too big to download without an internet connection.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Platform anthropocene Inc. or planthro is a New York registered, globally active, not-for-profit public charity organization.

planthro targets scientists, students, citizens, governing bodies, entrepreneurs and stakeholders concerned with the concept of anthropocene and its multiple implications.

The organization aims at:
● conveying and sharing a lucid view of the complexity characterizing human interaction with Earth,
● empowering individuals and organisations to work collaboratively in economic, social, environmental, and governance contexts,
● supporting and promoting informed and creative solutions on sustainability, mitigation and adaptive strategies.

Find out more...