MoMA 1st Floor

From an early age I was drawn to photography as a medium that could document reality as I knew it, and later as I created it (with a twist of fantasy). The idea of creating something tangible from the inner depths of my mind was exhilarating in that I could have an impact on the physical world with this new image, living in the collective consciousness that could then be considered a part of history. But what if these creative pieces were never fully made tangible? What if the world we encountered went beyond what we could touch, but lived simultaneously in the space we inhabited?

AR, or augmented reality lives in real time but engages both real and virtual elements by enhancing one’s current perception of reality through computer-generated imagery with live-video streaming. Take for example, the recent invasion of the MoMA in NYC. On Oct 9th an AR show launched (without their prior knowledge) as part of a virtual exhibition that changed the way people engaged with the space and art. Read more about it here: www.layer.com

Having recently gone and checked it out for myself, I can now say that I view space and the objects that inhabit it differently. With AR becoming more widely used, there are more ways in which to express the inner world than ever thought before, challenging me to hone my concepts and the way they are perceived. This leads me to wonder whether making my work in a purely digital space would make it as tangible as before, and what value it would have if it lived in such a space? Is this the next technological advance, as photography once was over painting? If so, time will only tell as to who the true masters truly are.