The Terrarium AR (Crab)

2022, AR Functionality, Duration Variable

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This series consists of seven new watercolour and acrylic works on paper that reproduce scenes and characters from The Terrarium, Dawood’s sci-fi Virtual Reality work set 300 years into the future. These have been reverse-engineered from the space of VR into the more traditional medium of paint on paper.

Crafted by the artist’s hand, The Terrarium (Crab), The Terrarium (Dolphin) and The Terrarium (Pike) are all the more unique for a further translation back into the digital: scanning them via Instagram will unlock an Augmented Reality filter - coded through a process involving Artificial Intelligence trained to recognise the artwork’s outline - which activates a three-dimensional encounter between the viewer and the characters in the work.

Artist / Visual Concept by:

Shezad Dawood

Visual interpretations and code

Auras Studios

Produced by:

Miranda Sharp

Exhibited at:

Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Lounges, Frieze London and Frieze Masters (London), 2022