Altered Terrain | Augmented Reality Exhibition

We are delighted to be facilitating this exhibition showcasing 8 early-career artists critically engaging with emerging digital technologies in Ireland today!

This exhibition features AR artworks that explore concepts of altered terrain… By presenting this series of site-specific installations and interventions, our aim is to offer fresh insights into the spaces we encounter, archive a playful moment of technical development in this medium and explore the complex relationship between physical and digital environments.

Some of our artists are experienced with AR methods and others took this opportunity to explore AR for the first time. It feels important to archive works experimenting, sampling and adapting to the current capabilities and boundaries of this medium!

From August 1st, we invite viewers to observe and interact with these works at various locations across Ireland. Discover our online map to see if any of the works are near you! You can also activate the works at home, using a laptop and phone.

Our participating artists:

• David Lunney, the Dublin Mountains
• Diarmuid Farrell, Overlooking the old sugar factory, Carlow
• Luci Kershaw, The Walks, Galway
• Nadia J Armstrong, Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Dublin
• Neonatus, Eyre Square, Galway
• Nina Fern, Rossnowlagh Beach, Donegal
• Oswaldo Alvarez, Mary’s Abbey, Smithfield, Dublin
• Tadhg Ó Cuirrín, Mutton Island Causeway, Galway

What is AR? Augmented reality is an interactive experience in which a real world environment is enhanced with computer-generated visual elements, sounds, and other stimuli.

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Altered Terrain is curated by Bronagh Gallagher with production assistance from Ellen O’Connor.

Image from ‘terrARium // AR square’, by Neonatus, Altered Terrain, 2023.