I Am Here
Project
3D scenes visible in Augmented Reality
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The carved tree
[Campbell Valley Park 49.01208N 122.39188W] Color archival print and Augmented Reality 3D scene for mobile phone 
Try it yourself! App: Junaio Channel: IMH
1 Download the Free Junaio App for IOS or Android* 2 Click "Scan" and point camera to the photo above 3 Choose channel "IMH" if given a choice 4 Look into the scene in 3D *(for Android not avail for all phones) Video Screen Capture - Augmented Reality View on iPad
A 3D scene is revealed when the photo is viewed with an Augmented Reality App |
I am Here will be presented at the Surrey Art Gallery
Exhibition: April 9–June 12, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 9, 7:30–9:30pm The Surrey Art Gallery is a contemporary art museum that focuses on art made since 1975, the year the gallery was established. Internationally recognized for supporting the production and presentation of digital media, Surrey Art Gallery is the second largest public art gallery in the Metro Vancouver region. The Gallery showcases diverse artistic practices, including digital and audio art by local, national, and international artists. Gallery interpretive programs include talks, symposia, demonstrations, workshops, and school programs with artists, educators, and other specialists. Using augmented reality technology, Paulo Majano’s project I Am Here recreates the drama of everyday events in public outdoor spaces and parks across Surrey and its surrounding region. Each location is captured both as a photograph and as a 3D scan (created by scanning individual elements on location in three dimensions). Each resulting photograph contains within it a latent image - a three-dimensional photographic scene that when revealed, like the latent thought in Freud's theory of dreams, offers potentially different narratives and new layers of meaning. When each photo is viewed with a smartphone or tablet using an artist-developed augmented reality application, the 3D scene becomes visible. The photographic image, at times revealing only partial subjects, or showing elements perhaps a little close to the edges, is an invitation for the viewer to interact with the scene and reframe the composition from different points of view. Through this virtual view, viewers can move in for a closer look, or look behind objects to reveal elements not initially visible in the original photo. Ironically, since the viewer must move around the photograph to fully see it, this virtual medium creates the potential for active, physical interactions. About Augmented Reality (AR): Augmented Reality is a technology that allows the overlay of digital content such as 3D graphics, images, sound, or video, over views of the world in real time. I use AR for mobile devices to see 3D content or video with smartphones or tablets running an Augmented Reality App. |
The Picnic Party
[Redwood Park 49.034078N, -122.727329W]
Color archival print and Augmented Reality Interactivity for mobile phone
Try it yourself! App: Junaio Channel: IMH
1 Download the Free Junaio App for IOS or Android* 2 Click "Scan" and point camera to the photo above 3 Choose channel "IMH" if given a choice 4 Look into the scene in 3D *(for Android not avail for all phones) |
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The Picnic Party
Video Screen Capture - AR View on iPad A 3D scene is revealed when the photo is viewed with an AR App |
Test of Concept - The Moment Remains
Augmented Reality Video Characters diplayed on Park Table
The main subject of the scene is the photographic moment, when the protagonists stop for an instant to pose for a snapshot, enacting the common ritual of commemorating an event by capturing it in an image. The video characters we see are ghostly images, suggesting a fading memory - the moment, frozen in the snapshot, nevertheless slowly fades away as life in the park continues.
Augmented reality Video Characters Enbedded on full size park table
Augmented reality Video Characters Enbedded on full size park table