Participation
of the Greek-French Master «Art, virtual reality and multiuser systems of
artistic expression» (ASFA, Paris-8), to the ΚΟΙΝΩΝΩ-Tinos Festival 2017
ex-position
for Κοινωνώ
pro-position
by Manthos Santorineos
Geo(augmented)CulturalSpace
Santorineos
- Zoi
Artworks’
selection: Manthos Santorineos - Christos Artemis
"Do
not cut a flower, offer it to the virtual space. Experimentations with new
techniques and older cultural activities. [A seminar on the use of the
technology that we all have (smart phones, tablets), as well as on the use of
emotions that we all also have.]
The
experimental platform Geo(augmented)Cultural Space is presented for the first time at ΚΟΙΝΩΝΩ-Τinos Festival 2017.
This
platform is an ongoing research project by Manthos Santorineos and Stavroula Zoi,
which combines the virtual and the real space and attempts to reshape the
entire satellite registered world map to an exhibition space.
Based
on the geographic coordinates that satellites provide to smart devices (which
have GPS receiver), the curator is able to define specific points-of-interest,
throughout the longitude and latitude of earth, and superimpose virtual
exhibits which can be viewed through visitors’ smart devices, when in range.
The
Geo(augmented)CulturalSpace platform is developed based on the Unity game engine, in conjunction with augmented
reality techniques, geographic data processing, and other computational
techniques for producing the composite exhibition space.
The
working group of Geo(augmented)CulturalSpace is collaborating with ΚΟΙΝΩΝΩ Festival 2017 and is setting up the
first experimental exhibition of the platform throughout the island of Tinos.
The
research project will be completed in 2018.
The
artworks are selected by Christos Artemis, artistic director of ΚΟΙΝΩΝΩ. They are produced
through a seminar organized by Manthos Santorineos in Tinos, on 20 / 8 / 2017.
More seminars will follow, in winter, in
Athens and Tinos.
At this first experimental event, the following artists
participated:
