THE PORTAL'S KEEPER

Workshop led by artist LaJuné McMillian

UC San Diego students are invited to a movement and meditation workshop using extended reality and physical computing. Participants' created avatars and motion capture will be integrated into visuals for a new site-specific commission exploring liberated Black realities for the exterior video façade of the Mandeville Art Gallery.

Learn more about The Portal's Keeper, a site-specific commission for the exterior video façade of the Mandeville Art Gallery. Co-sponsored by the Black Studies Project.

WHEN

Wednesday, May 29
1-5pm
FREE

WHERE

Performance Space
Visual Arts Facility (VAF)
UC San Diego

In this workshop, participants will:

Explore issues of cultural representation and exploitation present in digital tools/softwares.
Have an introduction to motion capture, rigging and 3D environments.
Move! We will use a series of movement and embodiment techniques to develop our personal movement libraries to record digitally.
Journal how movement currently shows up in our bodies.

Students should wear comfortable clothing and bring a laptop and a journal.

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