Alliance XR Culture Gallery presents
ANCESTRAL FUTURISM: UNAPOLOGETICALLY MELANATED
Over a year in the making, a team of international BIPOC artists collaborated to claim some space in the metaverse with a new kind of gallery of art and storytelling. The exhibition centers women and non-binary voices and identities, in an expansive, cosmic exploration of cultural, personal, and mythic experience.</p>
Over a year in the making, a team of international BIPOC artists collaborated to claim some space in the metaverse with a new kind of gallery of art and storytelling. The exhibition centers women and non-binary voices and identities, in an expansive, cosmic exploration of cultural, personal, and mythic experience.
Role: Art Director / Designer
ANCESTRAL FUTURISM: UNAPOLOGETICALLY MELANATED
Over a year in the making, a team of international BIPOC artists collaborated to claim some space in the metaverse with a new kind of gallery of art and storytelling. The exhibition centers women and non-binary voices and identities, in an expansive, cosmic exploration of cultural, personal, and mythic experience.</p>
Over a year in the making, a team of international BIPOC artists collaborated to claim some space in the metaverse with a new kind of gallery of art and storytelling. The exhibition centers women and non-binary voices and identities, in an expansive, cosmic exploration of cultural, personal, and mythic experience.
Role: Art Director / Designer
Chronicle X at The Shed
Produced in association with HERE Arts Center and Musical Theatre Factory
By Nia O. Witherspoon
Co-Directed by Mei Ann Teo & Nia O. Witherspoon
Chronicle X is the first work in The Dark Girl Chronicles, a ritual-play cycle designed to crystallize in the collective memory the stories of Black women warriors against state violence. Chronicle X is Black feminist church. Made of Yoruba sacred story, documentary-manifesto, and in the form of a unique, immersive installation performance, Chronicle X is a powerful communal ritual set to the cosmic spectrum of Black sound. The audience, through headsets and using their phones, will first encounter an augmented reality world, opening up into a creation story embodied by live virtuosic dancers, and exploding into a memorial service turned concert-twerk-ritual with a live band and glorious harmonies.
Role: XR Designer
Produced in association with HERE Arts Center and Musical Theatre Factory
By Nia O. Witherspoon
Co-Directed by Mei Ann Teo & Nia O. Witherspoon
Chronicle X is the first work in The Dark Girl Chronicles, a ritual-play cycle designed to crystallize in the collective memory the stories of Black women warriors against state violence. Chronicle X is Black feminist church. Made of Yoruba sacred story, documentary-manifesto, and in the form of a unique, immersive installation performance, Chronicle X is a powerful communal ritual set to the cosmic spectrum of Black sound. The audience, through headsets and using their phones, will first encounter an augmented reality world, opening up into a creation story embodied by live virtuosic dancers, and exploding into a memorial service turned concert-twerk-ritual with a live band and glorious harmonies.
Role: XR Designer
Girl Icon from Sadah Espii Proctor on Vimeo.
Girl Icon
Produced by little GIANT Wolf and Espii Studios
"I want girls to look at me and think they can achieve anything they want," says 17-year-old Rani, from Varanasi, India. Her family has been destined to wash clothing by the caste culture of their society. But growing up in a community that believes girls should stay at home, do chores, and get married, doesn't stop her. Rani is determined to finish school and go to college. As we follow Rani in her journey as a Girl Icon, she gives us an intimate glimpse of her hopes, frustrations, and dreams.
This project is part of the Oculus VR for Good Creators Lab program and was created in partnership with Malala Fund and Milaan Foundation.
Role: Director / Cinematographer
Produced by little GIANT Wolf and Espii Studios
"I want girls to look at me and think they can achieve anything they want," says 17-year-old Rani, from Varanasi, India. Her family has been destined to wash clothing by the caste culture of their society. But growing up in a community that believes girls should stay at home, do chores, and get married, doesn't stop her. Rani is determined to finish school and go to college. As we follow Rani in her journey as a Girl Icon, she gives us an intimate glimpse of her hopes, frustrations, and dreams.
This project is part of the Oculus VR for Good Creators Lab program and was created in partnership with Malala Fund and Milaan Foundation.
Role: Director / Cinematographer
