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Interactive Installation 2010-2012 Mónica Mendes
Pedro Ângelo
Nuno Correia
Collaborations AZ labs: Ricardo Lobo,
João Carvalho [Hug@ree sprint],
Margarida Faria[Virtual Hug], Maurício Martins[electronics].
Local support at Maçal do Chão: Fernando Mendes, Valter Cruz, João Correia.
Have you ever…? Hug@ree and engage into a playful symbiotic relationship with nature, for “Everyone should hug a real tree every now and then”
Hug@ree is an interactive installation that provides a bond between urban beings and the forest. Participants hug a real tree, triggering their registration in the virtual world for further interaction.
Developed in collaboration with AZ labs members and local correspondents, Hug@ree is part of RTiVISS - Real-Time Interactive Video Systems for Sustainability – an experimental investigation actively reflecting on the questions: how can we propose constructive approaches to the destructive dynamics of fire that aggravate climate change? Can art foster awareness and respect for nature?
This immersive experience provides the interaction with trees and videos of trees in real-time, raising environmental issues in urban culture. Its implementation also in Lisbon aims to express cities’ new values regarding sustainability in the present and future.
--- HUG@REE at POPUP LISBOA 2010
The place
The exhibition will take place at Palácio de Verride, Santa Catarina, Adamastor sightseeing in Lisboa.
