Calling Earth Stars

Calling Earth Stars, augmented reality installation at The Core Arts Centre, Solihull.

Web-based augmented reality designed around the discovery of four earthstar fungi in Theatre Square, and an idea within the theory of cosmic biology of life arriving from space via fungal spores. The purple foyer floor became outer space with the fungal mycealleum threads reaching out across it with visualisations in each of the four fungus island-worlds of augmented reality. 

Each is different; one is concentrated on the 3d form of an earthstar fungus, another imagines them taking off into space. Another is earth-bound and features the actual environment of the fungi surrounded with dead and burgeoning plant-life, as well as ever-present human litter, and the last one features some research stills of the variety of urban lives I found in Theatre Square in December.

I'm happy to say that The Core decided to keep the work in situ after the group show, so it will be there until the stickers become worn.

This work is part of Small is Beautiful series of commissions and I am grateful for this having been made possible by Parrabbola, Solihull Council and The Core Theatre.