Transmedia Arts - Constructing Testimony in the Times of Pandemic
Offered By: Mahindra Humanities Center via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the intersection of art, technology, and society in this 1 hour 35 minute talk featuring Kai Tuchmann and Anuja Ghosalkar. Delve into their experience creating a virtual reality exhibition on Mozilla Hubs during the 2020 pandemic. Discover how they invited nine interdisciplinary practitioners to contribute artworks, reflecting on the digital realm's potential and challenges. Learn about their approach to using VR as a platform for assembling social movements and testifying to pandemic-related concerns. Gain insights into how audiences were encouraged to participate as avatars, unlearning conventional online interactions. Examine selected works from their project, illustrating the innovative ways artists adapted to create and share performances during troubled times.
Syllabus
Transmedia Arts | Constructing Testimony in the Times of Pandemic
Taught by
Mahindra Humanities Center
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