Description
Everything is a Performance & Everything Feels
The lines between real and the virtual are steadily dissolving.Through social media apps, augmented reality all within pop-culture, we find our bodies are actually performative and are at the epi-center of experiencing new worlds in real time. Combined with video game technology we find that media inhabits our space, they reflect in what’s in our mind, what we believe in and what we hope for. These Images and experiences are now an intimate part of our world. How do we reflect on them now? What do these experiences do to us emotionally and why? The projects are intended to repurpose synthetic game engine environments and technology as we explore new manifestations of the human body. Our work will travel through an archive of art and performance work including Rammellzee, Jacolby Satterwhite, Andrew Thomas Huang, Kara Walker, Rolfes brothers, and Arthur Jafa. We will repurpose our skill sets from design, art, game engines, film, and archit