A phosphene rifts
July 11th - August 10th, 2024
Hearth, in partnership with VECTOR Festival 2024

AR Activations by Tristan Sauer, Meg Feheley, Lauren Warrington (pictured), Soft Turns, and Hiba Ali

Curated by Sameen Mahboubi and Philip Leonard Ocampo

Exploring augmented reality’s ability to expand upon physical perceptions of the real world with objects and assets only perceivable through a digital medium, “A phosphene rifts” explores the mutant materiality and particular tangibilities in the spontaneous creation unique to AR. Rather than bridging, could probing the gap between the corporeal world and the ‘virtual’ allow the botanic and animal to tap into a zone outside of linear spacetime? There are rifts to be deepend in what we make of the ‘real’ world, where moments of curiosity, grief, survival, and healing suddenly emerge. Here, the light of these phenomena is interpreted through the lenses of our trusty smartphones before entering our eyes.

(Video documentation coming soon)



Site 1: Tristan Sauer at Academy of Lions


Site 2: Lauren Warrington at Hẻm Social