TRAILER TO THE FUTURE (2024)
4K VIDEO PROJECTION |16:9 |COLOR |WITH SOUND |LOOP |1:05 MIN |DIMENSIONS VARIABLE
Animated short film about the impacts of a broken water cycle and a city bound to its fate. Faced with this crux, the city strives to restore this balance with the hope of ensuring their people’s longevity as well.
The Trailer to the Future introduces the Sponge City VR artwork’s story and the urban planning concept that it’s based upon. In the exhibition experience it serves as the first contact point with the audience.
IN EXHIBITION: GALLERY EXPERIENCE
SPONGE CITY
Series of multimedia artworks about a near-future city bound to the fate of it's broken water cycle. Emulating the power of sponging in nature, the city flourishes in the wake of floods and droughts.
SPONGE CITY VR (2024)
VIRTUAL REALITY ARTWORK | 12:00 MIN | OPTIMIZED FOR META QUEST 2
Sponge City is an urban planning concept that protects cities from severe rainfall and flooding by applying strategies that capture and retain rainwater like a sponge. The VR artwork speculatively explores a near future scenario that shows stories and ideas that make a Sponge City possible.
The artwork takes inspiration from video game mechanics. It allows the audience to discover a micro open world scenario, where one can talk to non playable characters, interact with the environment using binoculars and activate animated in-game info screens.
IN EXHIBITION: VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE
IN EXHIBITION: GALLERY EXPERIENCE
SPONGE CITY VR (2024)
VIRTUAL REALITY ARTWORK | 12:00 MIN | OPTIMIZED FOR META QUEST 2
Sponge City is an urban planning concept that protects cities from severe rainfall and flooding by applying strategies that capture and retain rainwater like a sponge. The VR artwork speculatively explores a near future scenario that shows stories and ideas that make a Sponge City possible.
The artwork takes inspiration from video game mechanics. It allows the audience to discover a micro open world scenario, where one can talk to non playable characters, interact with the environment using binoculars and activate animated in-game info screens.
IN EXHIBITION: VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
IN EXHIBITION: GALLERY EXPERIENCE
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
TRAILER TO THE FUTURE (2024)
4K VIDEO PROJECTION |16:9 |COLOR |WITH SOUND |LOOP |1:05 MIN |DIMENSIONS VARIABLE
Animated short film about the impacts of a broken water cycle and a city bound to its fate. Faced with this crux, the city strives to restore this balance with the hope of ensuring their people’s longevity as well.
The Trailer to the Future introduces the Sponge City VR artwork’s story and the urban planning concept that it’s based upon. In the exhibition experience it serves as the first contact point with the audience.
IN EXHIBITION: GALLERY EXPERIENCE
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
IN EXHIBITION: AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
FUTURE FACTS (2024)
IN EXHIBITION: 1ST PERSON VIDEO WALK-THROUGH
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
IN EXHIBITION: 1ST PERSON VIDEO WALK-THROUGH
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
COLLAGE OF DIGITAL PRINTS | 21 x 29,7 CM (A4) – 29,7 x 42 CM (A3) – 42 x 59,4 CM (A2)
Highlighting the science behind the fiction of the speculative artwork Sponge City VR: from rewilding and restoring a more natural formation of the river bank; to blue-green architecture, monsoon and mangrove-inspired building features; and a mobility service which frees up urban spaces that can be transformed into rain gardens.
This collage makes the inspiration for Sponge City’s speculative designs available through provided QR codes and links to the source materials. The audience is invited to look deeper into whatever topics peak their interest.
SCI-FACTS x SCI-FICTION (2023)
IN EXHIBITION: 1ST PERSON VIDEO WALK-THROUGH
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
IN EXHIBITION: 1ST PERSON VIDEO WALK-THROUGH
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
FROM SCIENCE FICTION TO SCIENCE FACT: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Panel talk with experts about the science behind the multimedia art series Sponge City. Showcasing diverse perspectives from Prof. Dr. Christoph Külls (Technical University Lübeck), Barbara Schäfers
(government of the city of Lübeck | Climate
Strategy Department), Christoph Wojtkiewicz (archaeologist and historic preservationist), and Prof. Dr. Thomas Kötter (University of Lübeck). Guided by moderator Johanna Helbing (Technical University Lübeck).
CREDITS
IN EXHIBITION: 1ST PERSON VIDEO WALK-THROUGH
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
IN EXHIBITION: 1ST PERSON VIDEO WALK-THROUGH
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
PROJECT PARTNERS
The vernissage event Sponge City – From Science Fiction to Science Fact, was created in collaboration with Lübeck Hoch 3. A showcase booth at the GoGrøøn sustainability fair in Lübeck (Germany) in April 2024, was made possible by the government of the city of Lübeck’s Climate Strategy Department (Klimaleitstelle).
FUNDING PARTNERS
The Sponge City exhibition in Lübeck (Germany) in May 2024, was funded by Kulturfunke.
SPONGE CITIZEN IDs (2024)
HD VIDEO PROJECTION | 16:9 | COLOR | WITH SOUND | LOOP | 1:00 MIN | DIMENSIONS VARIABLE | WITH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – WALL COLLAGE OF PRINTS
Animated short film featuring Sponge City denizens which the audience can interact with within the VR artwork. This video art piece offers more insights about their diverse roles that make Sponge City possible. The characters appear on ID cards depicting their backgrounds combined with (AI-generated) voice overs of the denizens telling their stories.
Paired alongside a participatory format that invites the audience to fill out their own Sponge Citizen ID cards. The cards prompt them to reflect upon their personal role should they become inhabitants of such a city someday. The filled out IDs can then be put up on the wall, collectively creating a collage of many different perspectives towards this future.
IN EXHIBITION: AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE
IN EXHIBITION: GALLERY & PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE
SPONGE CITIZEN IDs (2024)
HD VIDEO PROJECTION | 16:9 | COLOR | WITH SOUND | LOOP | 1:00 MIN | DIMENSIONS VARIABLE | WITH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION – WALL COLLAGE OF PRINTS
Animated short film featuring Sponge City denizens which the audience can interact with within the VR artwork. This video art piece offers more insights about their diverse roles that make Sponge City possible. The characters appear on ID cards depicting their backgrounds combined with (AI-generated) voice overs of the denizens telling their stories.
Paired alongside a participatory format that invites the audience to fill out their own Sponge Citizen ID cards. The cards prompt them to reflect upon their personal role should they become inhabitants of such a city someday. The filled out IDs can then be put up on the wall, collectively creating a collage of many different perspectives towards this future.
IN EXHIBITION: GALLERY & PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.
IN EXHIBITION: AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only.