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with Robin Stethem (Museum of Other Realities) and Lívia Nolasco-Rózsás (Beyond Matter / ZKM)<br><br>Thursday September 29, 2PM EST<br>Register free at <a href="https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvceihpzIpEtKvZ9mMfmM0sUlkoOkXUmjs">https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvceihpzIpEtKvZ9mMfmM0sUlkoOkXUmjs</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></i></p>Do virtual galleries exist after the system stops running? In this closing panel of the Museums Without Walls’ online program, we will address how simulated and immersive environments may be the cornerstone for larger institutional operations, underpinning anything from cultural preservation to providing shared frames of reference and enabling consistent forms of assemblage between actors both human and non-human. The discussion will feature the participation of representatives of Museum of Other Realities, a Vancouver-based enterprise, and Beyond Matter, a project led by the Zentrum fur Kunst Media Karlsruhe.<br><br>The Museum of Other Realities (MOR) is an immersive multiplayer art showcase in virtual reality. It contains a growing collection of interactive art and experimentation, covering everything from 3D paintings to fully-fledged narrative experiences. Lately, besides displaying works from its own collection, MOR has been working in partnership with a number of renowned film festivals, such as the Vancouver International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, to host their immersive media programs.<br><br>Beyond Matter is an international, collaborative, practice-based research project that takes cultural heritage and culture in development to the verge of virtual reality. It does this by reflecting on the virtual condition with a specific emphasis on its spatial aspects in art production, curating, and mediation via numerous activities and formats, including the digital revival of selected past landmark exhibitions, art and archival exhibitions, conferences, artist residency programs, an online platform, and publications. This common undertaking seeks to engage with a contemporary shift — largely attributable to the rapid development and ubiquitous presence and use of computation and information technology — in the production and mediation of visual art within institutional frameworks.<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></i></p><i>/Museums Without Walls is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Queen’s University, Screen Cultures and Cultural Studies Program, and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Visit <a href="http://museusemparedes.com/en">museusemparedes.com/en</a> or <a href="http://instagram.com/museusemparedes">instagram.com/museusemparedes</a> to keep track of the project's next activities./</i>
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