Augmented Chinatown
“The territory no longer precedes the map, nor does it survive it.”
Simulacra and Simulation, Jean Baudrillard.
Video of the Augmented Reality Tour as part of Chinese Arts Now Festival 2019.
Commissioned by Chinese Arts Now
Filmed and Edited by Rory Gullan - Studio ROGUE
CFCCA Residency - All maps under heaven
I am currently on an Artist Residency at CFCCA in Manchester testing new ideas in the context of the city. The project is a continuiation of my current interest in map making as a form of creating space that sits both in the physical and the digital space. How may we utilise the surplus from capatlism to produce the basic requirements for human living.
Open Studio @ CFCCA
Open 9th/10th and 11th July 2019
10am - 5pm
CFCCA
Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Northern Quarter
Manchester
M4 1EU.
Augmented Chinatown 2.0
Delve deeper into the history of Chinatown in this interactive work combining Augmented Reality technology, music and storytelling. Explore Donald Shek’s immersive augmented reality world on your phone as you walk the streets of modern-day Chinatown listening to the dramatic stories of some of the area’s many and varied former inhabitants. This ambitious, mesmerising piece lets you create your own audio drama journey through an area of London that is both constantly evolving yet steeped in fascinating layers of history.
App developer and AR artist Donald Shek
Playwright Joel Tan
Director and composer An-Ting Chang
The app for Augmented Chinatown 2.0 launches on 13th February. You’ll be able to buy the app, download it, and take the tour at a time convenient to you.
Augmented Chinatown 2.0
Delve deeper into the history of Chinatown in this interactive work combining Augmented Reality technology, music and storytelling. Explore Donald Shek’s immersive augmented reality world on your phone as you walk the streets of modern-day Chinatown listening to the dramatic stories of some of the area’s many and varied former inhabitants. This ambitious, mesmerising piece lets you create your own audio drama journey through an area of London that is both constantly evolving yet steeped in fascinating layers of history.
Please note the full AR experience is only avaialble on the iOS App Store.
The Tour Only App is available on the Google Play Store
Produced by
Artist & App Developed by
Written by
Directed by
Music by
Sound designed by
Cast
English
Sally/Police/Fat Amy
O'Leary/Marcus/Arthur/Linh
Chen/Anita/Kim
Bill/Ming/English Man
Mandarin
Sally/Police/Fat Amy
O'Leary/Marcus/Arthur/Linh
Chen/Anita/Kim
Bill/Ming/English Man
With thanks to Chinese Arts Now Team
Jodie Gilliam
Ruth Holdsworth
David Hepburn
Hannah Blamire
Sandy Wan
Kirsten Komaru
Nikita Karia
Chinese Arts Now
Donald Shek
Joel Tan
An-Ting Chang
An-Ting Chang
DJ QuestionMark
Michal Kuligowski
Mia Foo
Daniel York
Jennifer Lim
David Yip
Shin-Fei Chen
Neil Chang-Clark
Jennifer Lim
Roger King
Arts Coucncil England
London Chinatown
Westminster Council
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