Artist Tiffany Trenda presents Un/Seen, a live performance within an immersive experience using volumetric capture. It transforms in real-time depending upon the actions of the public. The work is a hybrid of holographic, physical, and animation. All of this, while the performer will be in another location not on-site.
With new immersive experiences, we become disembodied. That is, we are physically in one space while our eyes and thoughts are experiencing another world simultaneously. Our bodies become dissociated as we shift between the simulated and the real. Furthermore, we are not immediately within the presence of another. Our presence is mediated and transported into another space that doesn't actually exist. We are in essence, seen and unseen.
These new applications also blur the role of the user and creator by allowing both parties to change the experience. That is, the spectator is no longer a witness but a collaborator. Also, all parties are represented as avatars and this opens a narrative of, “who is this?” and “what will happen?” Our roles as players in these games are ambiguous, a perfect reflection of our time with the uncertainty of our future.
Un/Seen is a commissioned artwork from Building Bridges Art Exchange and DIVERSEartLA. The 2021 edition of DIVERSEartLA, curated by Marisa Caichiolo, will focus on the presence, contributions, research and documentation of women and non-binary artists at the forefront of work at the intersection of art, science and technology represented by guests Museums and Institutions. It premieres July 29th at the LA Art Show: https://www.laartshow.com/diverseartla/
LA Art Show
LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER – WEST HALL
1201 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015
PERFORMANCE TIMES:
Thursday, July 29th 6pm - 7pm, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, July 31st 2pm - 3pm, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Sunday, August 1st 2pm - 3:00pm
To reserve a performance time, click here: https://calendly.com/tiffany-trenda/15min