The event was amazing…

SELECTED ARTISTS

VENUE

THE LINE Contemporary Art Space

253 Hoxton Street, London N1 5LG

June 24 - July 07, 2023

11:00 AM - 05:00 PM | Tuesday - Saturday

OPENING June 23, 2023 | 06:00 PM

THE LINE Contemporary Art Space

SOLO EXHIBITION

Dominique Pressinger . UK

SELECTED ARTISTS

Asha Yussuf Abdallah . Tanzania | Salma Adi . UK | Dhahira Makame Ally . Tanzania |

David Douglas . Nepal | Patrick Faure . Monaco | Brittany/Andrew Forrest . Canada | Ingrid

Jinca . UK | Carla Kleekamp . The Netherlands | Markella Lousidis . Greece | Sarah

Sarah Montani & Andrea Stahl, Switzerland | Francine Ninyiboku . Burundi | Soli Pierce . USA |

Monika Popiel . Poland | Dominique Pressinger . UK | Marina Reutova Indonesia/Russia |

Vera Schumacher . Germany | Loren Snyk . USA | Sunny Strangelove . Germany | Irene

Humphurey Swai . Tanzania | Asha Mohamed Swalehe . Tanzania | Steeve Tabar .

Guadeloupe | Catalina Vasiliu . Republic of Moldova | Shanshan Zhang . USA | Xinyu

Zheng . USA

Welcome to THE LINE LONDON

Bringing Art to Life: Witness the Birth of a Weightless Steel Sculpture in Augmented Reality

Swiss Sarah Montani, known for her paintings and sculptures, joined forces with steel artist Andrea Stahl to create a groundbreaking art piece. They transformed a real metal sculpture of a woman torso into a weightless virtual twin sculpture using Augmented Reality (AR). This pioneering free artwork represents the first of its kind in Europe, combining a physical steel sculpture with the immersive world of AR. The curator describes AR as a new reality that shapes our identities of tomorrow, echoing the words of philosopher David Chalmers. The sculpture can be experienced at The Line Contemporary Art Space in London, offering a fascinating encounter with new technologies through art. Visitors even have the opportunity to take the sculpture with them for free. The sculpture will later travel to Central Park in New York and will be exhibited in MMOMA, the Metaverse Museum of Modern Art.

Titled "MIXING IDENTITIES", the London exhibition focuses on reconstructing new identities, emphasizing their importance in adapting to the changing contemporary world. The process of self-construction is explored through our continuous interactions with other people's identities, as well as those of communities, cultures, and societies. The event delves into the human body as a dynamic system that connects us with other bodies and spaces, enabling us to perceive reality and communicate through its own language and infinite forms of expression. Montani and Stahl analyze the concealed aspects of our identities through an immersive AR art piece, inviting viewers to experience the complex labyrinth of consciousness. This thought-provoking experience raises questions about reality, gravity, and the boundaries of perception.

Luca Curci, architect and founder of Itsliquid, reflects on the changing landscape of the art world over the past 20 years. He highlights the rise of online platforms, artificial intelligence projects, and digital artists. However, the artwork by Montani and Stahl remains rooted in handmade art, devoid of any artificial intelligence. Curci's initial impression of the women sculpture is one of awe, describing it as magical, completely immersive, and a powerful concept that prompts visitors to reflect on our human nature.

Accompanying the sculpture is a video installation showcasing the woman in AR, seamlessly integrated into the beautiful natural landscapes of Switzerland. Filmed amidst the country's fresh mountains, rivers, and lakes, the video installation demonstrates the blending of realities through AR art in natural surroundings. This artwork breaks free from the confines of the gallery space, allowing the audience to experience it in the open air. The choice to depict the female body is intentional, as women continue to be underrepresented in the art world, as discussed in Sarah Montani's TED Talk. The juxtaposition of the female form against the backdrop of mother nature adds another layer of meaning to the artwork.

Akira Naoki, the curator, hails the merging of physical environments with virtual sculpture as an incredible fusion of traditional steel craftsmanship and cutting-edge technologies. The sculpture can be visualized by scanning a QR Code with any smartphone, offering accessibility to all. "The combination of steel with futuristic technologies as well as the unique design process are indeed quite new in art history. (...) Sarah Montani thus designs 'SFERISM', a new unique direction that we can speak of as art with PLUS", says Martha Götz, art historian from Stuttgart.

Martha Götz, M.A., art historian and art book author, studied literature, art history and linguistics in Stuttgart.

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VENUE
THE LINE Contemporary Art Space
253 Hoxton Street, London N1 5LG

OPENING June 23, 2023 | 06:00 PM

11:00AM – 05:00PM | Tuesday – Saturday

Opened until July 07

Luca Curci, Architect and Founder of Itsliquid. Itsliquid Group is an international platform dedicated to contemporary art, architecture and design.

Are you in London?

Take the invitation bellow and visit us. Or try it out. You find the explanation how to use Live Augmented Reality here. No app needed, it is free.

You see in our Video bellow that the sculpture first seem to be there, but as soon as the persons walk by in the front (the men at 0.07 secondes) you realise that the reality is augmented.

Send us your fotos. We would be very happy to see them.