Illustrated Menagerie: Exhibitions 2012

November 2022 - ongoing

Illustrated Menagerie AR Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt

A 'virtual treasure hunt' exhibition of site interventions. Spanning 3 sites this exhibition is part of We Shine Portsmouth 2022, a three day festival of art and light. Hidden amongst the illuminated sculptures and installations of the festival are 35 illustrated animals which, when viewed through a smartphone, come alive with animation, sound and moving image. Using AR enriches the illustration work with virtual digital media; animation, sound, moving image, film, extending the meaning of the work through interactive and immersive techniques, inviting involvement at a deeper level.

Contributors;

Wura Ogunmowo
Amy Tuff
Nicola Hay
Jazmin Johnson
Poppy Ryder
Tara Louise Hughes
Karenanne Knight
Nia Filipova
Lily Milan
Jac Batey
Josie Keable
Alice Fynn
Katharine Bale
Sinead Mcdonnell
Ruby Gregory
William Welton
Ollie Keeffe-Magan
Kirsten Shanovska
Lisa Martin
Jenna Beames
Rebecca Jenkins
JadaSinclair
Emily Sampson
Maxim Hertzog
Belinda Mitchelll
Niamh Cookson
Jenna Beames
Kitty Turner
Michael Dymock

We Shine Portsmouth 2022, part of Portsmouth Creates,

Link to IMAR - We Shine

Link to Portsmouth Creates, We Shine

Each location has an introduction and information board at the location of the first artwork in the trail. When the app is used to view the artwork the digital part of it shows and a text clue to the location of the second artwork, there is also a specific location app What3Words location.

2016

Shakespeare's Animals

Monday, 14 March 2016

Shakespeare's Animals Exhibition

We are very excited to have now installed a new group exhibition piece for Shakespeare's Animals, part of the upcoming Much Ado about Portsmouth Festival (maap.port.ac.uk) marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.

The work is a large scale group scroll which depicts some of the (over 4000!) animals which Shakespeare alluded to in his writings and will be gracing one wall of the Portsmouth Guildhall's Freda Swain room from now until 7th June 2016. During that time, Portsmouth Cultural Trust tells us, thousands of visitors will be able to see and read about the work and the students, and we hope, through coming to this blog, be able to give us feedback too. We think the diversity and talent of our first year students is well represented in this group show, as well as the explorative and questioning approach to illustration which is central to the BA (Hons) Illustration course here at Portsmouth.

We will also have the chance to celebrate with an opening event on Friday April 22nd at 6pm - 7.45 in the Guildhall, Freda Swain room. Please let us know if you'd like to come along!