Emerge by PluginHUMAN

Created by award winning art-technology duo Dr Betty Sargeant and Justin Dwyer of PluginHUMAN, this digital experience invites us to enter a world beyond the limits of the naked eye. 

The title EMERGE not only relates to the emergence of the new MAP mima space, but to the way emerging technology can give us fresh perspectives on our natural environment.

PluginHUMAN have used specimens of soil, water, and plant matter from the natural environment to create biopolymers. These are compostable plastic-like materials, which the duo has examined and photographed under a microscope to reveal the beautiful and complex imagery hidden within nature. The artists have then used hundreds of these images to create their video installation for the Cube. 

As an immersive experience, EMERGE allows audiences to experience our local environment, including our weather in a new way. Weather conditions and other data from the natural environment dictate how the projection moves and illuminates the space inside the Cube. 

As part of the work, the artists have made use of the Discovery Ports in the MAP mima foyer to display artefacts that incorporate the biopolymers they created for EMERGE. The duo Encourages members of the public to peer into these ports, in which they might see something they once owned. 

Image: Still from EMERGE, PluginHUMAN, 2021 https://pluginhuman.com/arts/emerge/ @pluginHUMAN

Visit

EMERGE is on show in The Cube during MAP mima opening hours. 

When

Location

Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie, 96 Creek Reserve Road, View in Google Maps