AR[t]chive is an immersive augmented reality experience for interacting with a digital archive. By means of a Hololens 2 headset, archive contents are presented as interactive virtual elements arranged in real space. Users can manipulate images, keywords and other elements directly using their hands to reveal connections and create compositions in space. Collections can be expanded into three-dimensional swirls of media and word-clouds. A pin tool allows users to create connections between media.

AR[t]chive – Home/Galaxy view © Tiago Martins, 2024

AR[t]chive has been displayed over two years now as a companion piece to the works of Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau, integrating the traveling exhibition The Artwork as a Living System at the ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany; OK Offenes Kulturhaus in Linz, Austria; iMal Art Center for Digital Cultures & Technology in Brussels, Belgium; and the Azkuna Contemporary Culture Centre in Bilbao, Spain.

AR[t]chive is designed as an exploratory research tool but is also suitable to be experienced in an exhibition context.

For more details please visit the project website: https://kunstuni-linz.at/lefo

for more info

https://digitalartarchive.at/magazine/a-mixed-reality-archive-where-anyone-can-be-a-magician

ISEA2022 SNMAA Tiago Martins, Christa Sommerer, Laurent Mignonneau — AR[t]chive

Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF)