Ulterworld [short]
Broken pieces in the middle area of a house in Dougga Archaeological site in Tunisia are reconstructed to what seems to be a box. A short animated sequence presents Daughter, a character waking up to an unknown dimension who ends up breaking a box and releasing herself to the space. This two-part story address the intangible aspect of cultural attachments through the poetics of space, metaphors of the intimacy of the house, the power of spatial memory and its impact on the relationship between body orientation through space.
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The Ulterworld is the invisible layer of a house in Dougga archaeological site in Tunisia. It echoes geometrically the actual house but do not contain any trace of past occupation.
The final version of my project is an installation that invites users to go through different medium in order to entangle the imaginary story behind the house. It presents an alternative way to talk and think about cultural heritage through storytelling. Users are invited to use augmented reality, read information and watch short audio-visual sequences to uncover progressively and in a non-linear way different aspects of the site. It ultimately aims to create a personal idea and understanding of the space that would influence perceptions on a subconscious level. The overall experience confronts audiences with information that differ from historical facts and rather aims to trigger emotional connection.
It addresses the relevance of using new forms of digital technologies in cultural heritage institutions to communicate stories and explores the potential of storytelling to change relationships with cultural heritage spaces.
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Royal College of Art
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