Spaces for Performance : A Lecture by Artists-in-Residence Gibson/Martelli

Gibson/Martelli collaborate to develop interactive immersive installations that explore perception, embodiment and presence in extended reality. Martelli is a programmer, and visual artist for virtual environments, Gibson is a choreographer and movement scholar, her background as a dancer/choreographer informs her approach to working with media. Gibson/Martelli use improvisation and interaction to explore the relationships of figure & landscape, figure-ground perception with prominent themes of camouflage and illusion. Extended reality and real and virtual sites create 'new spaces for performance'.