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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/fact-augmented-empathy/
SUMMARY:FACT: FACT: Augmented Empathy
DESCRIPTION:FACT: Augmented Empathy\nExhibition Dates: Wed 2 Sept - Sun 13
  Dec\nOpening Times: EVERY DAY of the week\, 12 - 10pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 
 of the The Living Planet season\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of The Living 
 Planet\, our year-long programme which focuses on the non-human\, and deal
 s with themes such as climate change\, ecology\, and communication\, the a
 rtist collective Keiken have developed a multi-layered participatory pro
 ject called Augmented Empathy. Developed as a new collaborative commissio
 n with FACT’s Learning team\, the artists designed a project which mirro
 rs the way we\, and specifically young people\, learn through the navigati
 on of social media.\n\nKeiken are a cross-dimensional collaborative practi
 ce (Hana Omori\, Isabel Ramos and Tanya Cruz)\, whose practice merges the 
 physical with the digital by building online worlds and augmented realitie
 s. In Augmented Empathy\, the collective explores the subversion of exist
 ing tools -in this case\, Instagram filters- and how social media can be u
 sed as a space for exchange and artistic creation. The result was 4 Instag
 ram filters which can be downloaded and used by anyone.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF
 rom these filters\, the collective was joined by Sakeema Crook\, and also
  CGI artist Ryan Vautier who creates animated worlds exploring the fract
 ures between the digital and physical\, to develop a series of live perfor
 mances and this film installation. Crook is an international dance artist 
 whose practice explores world-building\, intersectionality and carving pro
 gressive realms. Visitors are invited to activate and interact with augmen
 ted reality pieces\, which extend from Sakeema’s body whilst she speaks 
 and performs a continuation of the speech she gave at the recent Black Liv
 es Matter Protests and Black Trans Lives Matter Protests. This performance
  spreads Sakeema's message\, that through the understanding of intersectio
 nality\, we can create a new path for fluidity\, love and change.\n\n\n\n\
 n\n\n\nTogether\, they have created a speculative world where we can utili
 se readily available technologies to interact better with one another. The
  way the collective uses these tools bypasses not only physical limitation
 s of the body itself\, but also the boundaries which society imposes upon 
 those bodies. Their work draws upon the power of nature\, and uses sounds\
 , images and motions from the natural world to communicate. It reminds us 
 how disconnected we have become from the environment\, and the experiences
  of others - be they human\, or non-human. In this space\, bodies can be a
 nything\, and connect in unimaginable ways\, unbound by our expectations o
 r assumptions. Experiencing the world through these filters\, and with the
 se digital modifications\, allows us to inhabit a space centered around em
 pathy and understanding.\n\nAugmented Empathy is an exercise in unlearnin
 g the ways in which we construct identity\, and developing a more fluid an
 d generous space of understanding. The technologies used give us the oppor
 tunity to make the invisible visible\, and to create spaces which are diff
 erent from those we see and feel in our day to day lives. These digital sp
 aces encourage us to experience things more collectively\, even as we are 
 far apart\, and bring us face to face with realities we didn’t even know
  existed.\n\nPlease be aware this exhibition contains nudity\, and that th
 e filters in the space are designed to alter your appearance- specifically
  to transform your facial features. These artworks are designed to challen
 ge our understanding of beauty\, rather than existing as conventional filt
 ers designed to beautify. If this might be distressing for you\, we recomm
 end a visit instead to our other exhibition\, And Say the Animal Responde
 d?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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