AR
You are swimming here v.2
You are swimming here is an installation which takes participants on a journey through a real space transformed by augmented reality to explore the human and natural histories that exist in our shared spaces. An invitation to take time to consider our personal relationships to the world around us, it reflects on natural life cycles, the impact of time on repair, and personal responsibility through a playfully interactive and surreal experience.
*This app is recommended for the iPhone XR or later.
You are swimming here is an adelheid partnership between Luke Garwood (lead developer) and Heidi Strauss with contributing collaborators: Jasmine Au, Clarke Blair, Kris Boyd, Yiming Cai, Driftnote, Rumi Jeraj, Marie LeBlanc Flanagan, Jasmine Liaw, Immony Men, David Mesiha, Jeremy Mimnagh, Rachel Penny, and Sagan Yee.
Special thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts/Digital Now program, OCAD, The Clutch/Digtial Storytelling lab, and Harbourfront Centre for supporting the pilot version.
You are swimming here v.1
You are swimming here invites you to encounter recent and distant histories of a particular place, and consider the impact of human presence relative to natural, industrial and technological environments. In You are swimming here, you decide where to spend time, how to explore, what direction to take, and for how long.
A collaboration with Luke Garwood, You are swimming here is a site responsive installation. Using geolocative and target-based Augmented Reality (AR), it is an extension of the performance work LOT X, which was presented as part of a co-presentation between Harbourfront's TORQUE and DanceWorks' Mainstage seasons in June 2019. You are swimming here is experienced outdoors on the East Campus of Harbourfront Centre.
September 24 - October 25
Dawn to Dusk
Dawn to Dusk
digital designer + developer Luke Garwood - lukegarwood.ca
choreography + direction Heidi Strauss
video + sound design Jeremy Mimnagh
artistic producer Rachel Penny
original LOT X wall Digital Design Jacob Niedzwiecki
performers Nimikii Couchie, Alana Elmer, Anna Finkel, Luke Garwood, Lukas Malkowski, Pulga Muchochoma, Naishi Wang
choreography + direction Heidi Strauss
video + sound design Jeremy Mimnagh
artistic producer Rachel Penny
original LOT X wall Digital Design Jacob Niedzwiecki
performers Nimikii Couchie, Alana Elmer, Anna Finkel, Luke Garwood, Lukas Malkowski, Pulga Muchochoma, Naishi Wang
Special thanks to Harbourfront Centre, Nathalie Bonjour and Tyler Shaw, Cohort, Amanda Baker, and the beta testing team.
Minimum requirements: iPhone 7 and Android 9.
Recommended: iPhone 10 or 11 and Android 11.
Recommended: iPhone 10 or 11 and Android 11.
LOT X AR
The LOT X performance included an outdoor AR installation in an area connected to the performance site. Oversized bodies of the dancers underscored the impact human activity has had on the natural landscape over time, and draw attention to man-made architecture on a historically significant area of Toronto's waterfront.
Created with Jeremy Mimnagh (film), Jacob Niedzwiecki (digital technologist), Heidi Strauss and dancers Nimikii Couchie, Alana Elmer, Luke Garwood, Lukas Malkowski, Pulga Muchochoma and Naishi Wang with support from Harbourfront Centre and the New Chapter Program.
LOT^X AR is a project that became foundational in the development of Niedzwiecki's Cohort .