Augmented Reality Public Art Initiative
24. März. 2018, 14.00 bis 18.00 Uhr Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
International Symposium on Augmented Reality Public Art
Plus Opening of Exhibition at the Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park
Eight local and foreign artists and experts in Augmented Reality (AR) Art will introduce their AR artworks specially created for this occasion at the Heritage Discovery Centre and Hang Seng Management College and their views on the development of Augmented Reality art at the international symposium. The keynote speaker Professor Tamiko Thiel is an internationally acknowledged pioneer in creating poetic spaces of memory for exploring social and cultural issues in both Virtual Reality art (since 1994) and Augmented Reality art (since 2010). She is currently Visiting Professor for Augmented Reality at the University for Art and Design in Linz, Austria. She has created artworks which have been exhibited around the world including Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Munich, New York and Washington DC. Her work has been collected by various institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Speakers: Professor Tamiko Thiel (Keynote), Mr Chris Cheung, Professor Desmond Hui, Ms Phoebe Man, Dr Cédric Maridet, Ms Ellen Pau, Ms Helen Pun, Professor John Craig Freeman (video appearance and presentation)
Water Lily Invasion - Garden Of Life - Kowloon Park