Somewhere in Mid-hyperspace was a part of A Phoshphene Rifts curated by Sameen Mahboubi and Philip Leonard Ocampo of Hearth. The exibition took place along Dundas Street West in Toronto as a part of VECTOR 2024. The documentation above was taken during the course of the activation.
Text by Hearth: Exploring augmented reality’s ability to expand upon physical perceptions of the real world with objects and assets only perceivable through a digital medium, “A phosphene rifts” explores the mutant materiality and particular tangibilities in the spontaneous creation unique to AR. Rather than bridging, could probing the gap between the corporeal world and the ‘virtual’ allow the botanic and animal to tap into a zone outside of linear spacetime? There are rifts to be deepend in what we make of the ‘real’ world, where moments of curiosity, grief, survival, and healing suddenly emerge. Here, the light of these phenomena is interpreted through the lenses of our trusty smartphones before entering our eyes.
Text by Hearth: Exploring augmented reality’s ability to expand upon physical perceptions of the real world with objects and assets only perceivable through a digital medium, “A phosphene rifts” explores the mutant materiality and particular tangibilities in the spontaneous creation unique to AR. Rather than bridging, could probing the gap between the corporeal world and the ‘virtual’ allow the botanic and animal to tap into a zone outside of linear spacetime? There are rifts to be deepend in what we make of the ‘real’ world, where moments of curiosity, grief, survival, and healing suddenly emerge. Here, the light of these phenomena is interpreted through the lenses of our trusty smartphones before entering our eyes.