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Exodus: Kampala to Leicester Digital Installations

Tue, 14 Aug 2012

Exodus: Kampala to Leicester Digital Installations

I've just finished helping Martin Rieser install his Exodus digital artworks at Phoenix Square. The exhibition features an Empedia audio trail from New Walk museum to Phoenix Square, an interactive wall of QR codes and a video installation at Phoenix itself. The project builds on work by Ashok Mistry that is currently on show at New Walk museum and explores the mass migration of Asian people from Uganda to the UK in 1972.

A couple of Cuttlefish technologies are being used in the project:

Firstly, Empedia - our locative media platform - is being used to run the audio trail. iPhone users can download the Empedia app from the App Store and use it to explore eleven audio pieces edited by Martin Rieser. Non-iPhone users can scan the QR codes on the route and listen to the audio that way. If you don't have a smartphone then you can still browse the trail on the Empedia website.

Secondly, the Interact Controller - a tone based installation controller for iPhone and Android - is being used to allow people to interact with the video installation in the Phoenix Cafe. This is a new piece of technology that was previously used in the Track Down project. I'll be writing more about it soon (once Apple approve the app in their store!).

The exhibition runs at Phoenix until the end of September, so there is plenty of time to see it.

Author: Sean Clark