Come for the Instagram, stay for the art
While the technical aspects of immersive art exhibitions are getting more sophisticated by the day, Chitralekha Basu wonders if it isn't time for Hong Kong's art-tech wizards to go beyond creating spectacles.
Hong Kong has seen a deluge of immersive art exhibitions recently, and there are more in the pipeline. These include the highly anticipated En Voyage with Claude Monet, co-presented by local art and tech company ChillHoYeah and the Belgium-based creative studio Dirty Monitor. The latter is a trailblazer in the field of 3D video mapping, having produced stunning, 360-degree immersive video installations and VR experiences based on works by Vincent van Gogh and Gustav Klimt.
Featuring around 200 paintings by the French impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926), En Voyage will also see the launch of a state-of-the-art exhibition space in Cultural Plaza, next to Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District. "Over 21 high-tech projectors and speakers will create a digital experience based on the historical paintings of the master of impressionism," says Julien-Loic Garin, director of arts and culture for the upcoming exhibition.
