Art
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Catalog view is the alternative 2D representation of our 3D virtual art space. This page is friendly to assistive technologies and does not include decorative elements used in the 3D gallery.
Area I - There ... You Are
Spaces in this world:
Statement:
In the midst of chaos, people tend try to seek help from higher beings or the cosmic superiors, calling them gods sometimes. Religious spaces are filled with people who are in need of help. People chanting the chants, holding rituals, praying to the gods or just sitting for peace of mind while listening to birds chirping and bells’ ding dongs, public sacred spaces play as places in urban areas that cannot be completely forgotten.
With this work, the connection between religious squares in urban areas and people will be explored also with the questioning of how these spaces will transform in the future. Apart from transformations, questions that we should also be finding answers are “Will people create their divine authoritative figures as AR to worship them at their fingertips?”, “ Is it possible to replace the peace of mind that people get when they go and sit on their respective religious squares?”.
In this work, a 3D sculpture has been created that represents as a higher being (aka god) with an experimental sound piece.
Artist Bio
Yadanar Aung (b.1998) was born and raised in Yangon. She discovered her affinity to space, stories, and psyche since her design student days. Yadanar focuses installations, performance, video works and sound in her explorations of contemporary issues around her intersections with life experiences, her identity and interest in spirituality. She, who believes, making artworks are the same as doing rituals, which makes her feel a sense of letting things go and manifesting things in. Her first iteration of her first ever performance piece, I brew love potion for sad maidens, was collected by Aura Contemporary Art Foundation, Japan.
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The giant floating stone structure in the space is designed as an altar to host the experimental God sculpture by Yadanar Aung. AI generated chanting words texture wrapping the environment is intended to tribute the mystical Gods of technology in this space.
Virtual Space designed by Phoo Myat Thwe.
3D Environment Description:
The giant floating stone structure in the space is designed as an altar to host the experimental God sculpture by Yadanar Aung. AI generated chanting words texture wrapping the environment is intended to tribute the mystical Gods of technology in this space.
Virtual Space designed by Phoo Myat Thwe.
Artworks in this space:
There... You Are
In the midst of chaos, people tend try to seek help from higher beings or the cosmic superiors, calling them gods sometimes. Religious spaces are filled with people who are in need of help. People chanting the chants, holding rituals, praying to the gods or just sitting for peace of mind while listening to birds chirping and bells’ ding dongs, public sacred spaces play as places in urban areas that cannot be completely forgotten. With this work, the connection between religious squares in urban areas and people will be explored also with the questioning of how these spaces will transform in the future. Apart from transformations, questions that we should also be finding answers are “Will people create their divine authoritative figures as AR to worship them at their fingertips?”, “ Is it possible to replace the peace of mind that people get when they go and sit on their respective religious squares?”. 3D Sculpture by Yadanar Aung with Shading by Kaung Myat Soe.
There... You Are Spiral Sculpture
In the midst of chaos, people tend try to seek help from higher beings or the cosmic superiors, calling them gods sometimes. Religious spaces are filled with people who are in need of help. People chanting the chants, holding rituals, praying to the gods or just sitting for peace of mind while listening to birds chirping and bells’ ding dongs, public sacred spaces play as places in urban areas that cannot be completely forgotten. With this work, the connection between religious squares in urban areas and people will be explored also with the questioning of how these spaces will transform in the future. Apart from transformations, questions that we should also be finding answers are “Will people create their divine authoritative figures as AR to worship them at their fingertips?”, “ Is it possible to replace the peace of mind that people get when they go and sit on their respective religious squares?”. This sculpture is also featured as an Augmented Reality artwork on (Re)Imagine City/ (Re)Imagine Home Instagram page: @re_imagine_city. 3D Sculpture by Yadanar Aung with Shading by Kaung Myat Soe.
YOU
In the midst of chaos, people tend try to seek help from higher beings or the cosmic superiors, calling them gods sometimes. Religious spaces are filled with people who are in need of help. People chanting the chants, holding rituals, praying to the gods or just sitting for peace of mind while listening to birds chirping and bells’ ding dongs, public sacred spaces play as places in urban areas that cannot be completely forgotten. With this work, the connection between religious squares in urban areas and people will be explored also with the questioning of how these spaces will transform in the future. Apart from transformations, questions that we should also be finding answers are “Will people create their divine authoritative figures as AR to worship them at their fingertips?”, “ Is it possible to replace the peace of mind that people get when they go and sit on their respective religious squares?”.