AR OPEN 18 November - 31 December 2021 Al Zawraa Park Baghdad
AR Open is an art exhibition in public space space that presents via Augmented Reality ( AR ) new productions by Iraqi artists in Baghdad . The exhibition runs parallel to the 7th TARKIB Baghdad Contemporary Arts Festival in Al-Zawraa Park .
Artistic experiments , site-specific interventions , dreams and utopias shape the exhibition and merge the perception of the real and digital realm . Aesthetic traditions and new technologies unite in the production of the exhibition and offer a new approach to public space and the audience .
Young Iraqi artists , designers and architects worked together on the project and produced 17 artworks for the exhibition in a series of 3d-workshops . Many of the works relate to Iraqi reality and address social and personal issues that appear via Augmented Reality . The exhibition is on view via smartphone or tablet on site .
Augmented Reality is a new medium that is able to change our daily life in many ways . It can trigger imagination and creativity and challenge our perception of reality . AR connects people and ideas and facilitates cultural exchange .
Playful and subtile , the exhibition is aiming to inspire a wide audience that can expand the show through interaction with AR and their own photos and videos online . For the interested youth and creative community of Baghdad we recommend the free open-source program Blender and a visit to BAIT TARKIB creative center in Karada .
AR OPEN is a project by EMCUE and TARKIB in cooperation with GIZ- Private Sector Development and Employment Promotion Project ( GIZ- PSD ).
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