https://ami.land Ami Mehta Sat, 18 Nov 2023 23:15:23 +0000 https://ami.land en https://ami.land/Home Fri, 08 Apr 2022 02:35:51 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/Home Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK <img width="6649" height="4432" width_o="6649" height_o="4432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b0b56d30d36d92f9e091af0675b3c81adc4e11bebd54e378925d797e44b7cd8/DEMO2023_020.jpg" data-mid="188663453" border="0" data-scale="59" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b0b56d30d36d92f9e091af0675b3c81adc4e11bebd54e378925d797e44b7cd8/DEMO2023_020.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1200" width_o="1920" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/101467a87a607d51d51db07c2ad56574c16d256855e81b709a06079f2c1a8e34/COTF_HDK_Render_00030.png" data-mid="197088638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/101467a87a607d51d51db07c2ad56574c16d256855e81b709a06079f2c1a8e34/COTF_HDK_Render_00030.png" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" 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https://ami.land/About Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK BIO Ami (she/her) is a creative technologist, producer, artist, and educator whose work spans game design, virtual reality, installation, and performance. As an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications and Interactive Media Arts Programs, Ami teaches virtual production techniques while facilitating learning about critical making and ethics. Her practice explores questions related to privacy, self-identity, and representation in online social spaces and virtual worlds. She is passionate about developing culturally-rooted speculative designs and immersive experiences, and has received support from Epic Games, The British Council, and NEW INC for her projects with Antariksha Studio, a transmedia collective based out of Goa, India. Ami has collaborated on exhibitions and public programs for MoMA, Venice Biennale, ONX Studio, BFI London Film Festival, and The New Museum among others. Ami holds an M.P.S. in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU, an M.A. in Art History from The Courtauld Institute of Art, and a B.A. in History from NYU. CONTACT︎︎︎ Email ︎︎︎ LinkedIn ︎︎︎ Instagram <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dce081a53a460a0c282db9aa90117498e0d3b1d4cf242f58357074f62fb6c7d3/Untitled-design-1.png" data-mid="237638087" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dce081a53a460a0c282db9aa90117498e0d3b1d4cf242f58357074f62fb6c7d3/Untitled-design-1.png" /> https://ami.land/01 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:51:10 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/01 Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK 2023 | Talk DEMO2023 Extended Realities | The New MuseumAt the DEMO2023 Festival, hosted by the New Museum, I showcased recent projects from Antariksha Studio and unveiled our pitch for a forthcoming virtual reality experience. After the presentation, I participated in a panel discussion about the future of extended realities, alongside fellow incubator members from NEW INC’s XR Track, moderated by Danielle McPhatter of EY Global Metaverse Labs. <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea6548b5bce4d4ffba6a95a876001f828a34dbed728692a6808188f7777d51d2/06212023-Demo2023-Day-1-107808.jpg" data-mid="197104056" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea6548b5bce4d4ffba6a95a876001f828a34dbed728692a6808188f7777d51d2/06212023-Demo2023-Day-1-107808.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8594644fe7cff5f3e832be970b00778ff3daff413c93418ae9e426e6f6e4baec/06212023-Demo2023-Day-1-201019.jpg" data-mid="197104084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8594644fe7cff5f3e832be970b00778ff3daff413c93418ae9e426e6f6e4baec/06212023-Demo2023-Day-1-201019.jpg" /> Links ︎︎︎ Video︎︎︎ Press (E-Flux) https://ami.land/02 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 20:31:56 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/02 Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK 2023 | Exhibition DEMO2023 Extended Realities | ONX Studio From June 20-25, 2023 the Extended Realities Showcase at ONX Studio featured performances, digital artworks, live motion capture-enabled performances, immersive sound experiences, game worlds, and virtual reality films. Antariksha Studio presented a single-video channel installation, Elsewhere in India, along with a video game demo, Antariksha Sanchar: Episode 0.Elsewhere in IndiaElsewhere in India depicts machinima-style vignettes exploring future urbanity, culture, and technology in South Asia. By combining immersive game worlds, archival footage, motion capture, animation, and generative art, Antariksha Studio remixes classical and emergent elements. The soundtrack, which features instruments such as the parai and dilruba, was recorded by electronic music composer Murthovic alongside an ensemble of orchestral, tribal, and folk musicians. <img width="5069" height="3322" width_o="5069" height_o="3322" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c6fecfbd62a5bf8dbd409295bb3eccdc7a46e97b57586b4f2bc7fc37aa280f4/DEMO2023_011-1.jpg" data-mid="197252469" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c6fecfbd62a5bf8dbd409295bb3eccdc7a46e97b57586b4f2bc7fc37aa280f4/DEMO2023_011-1.jpg" /> <img width="4936" height="3291" width_o="4936" height_o="3291" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/34582bca7947943501edbe9ece49986e2d283c3d50e0987aa601e91623704972/DEMO2023_005.jpg" data-mid="197252447" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/34582bca7947943501edbe9ece49986e2d283c3d50e0987aa601e91623704972/DEMO2023_005.jpg" /> <img width="6649" height="4432" width_o="6649" height_o="4432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/719cd78d8a62a227c1a235f74da87b35012b3b26e03c52bd5162ddd16c851613/DEMO2023_139.jpg" data-mid="197252450" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/719cd78d8a62a227c1a235f74da87b35012b3b26e03c52bd5162ddd16c851613/DEMO2023_139.jpg" /> <img width="1081" height="1080" width_o="1081" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03b6044ed27064334a9a36acf156f87305ef278eb34c51595633f8db7af845b1/Extended-Realities_Square-fx.png" data-mid="208881897" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03b6044ed27064334a9a36acf156f87305ef278eb34c51595633f8db7af845b1/Extended-Realities_Square-fx.png" /> Antariksha Sanchar: Episode 0In our point-and-click adventure game demo, Antariksha Sanchar: Episode 0, protagonists journey across South India and outer space on an aircraft powered by art, music, and dance; players can solve automaton puzzles and interact with dynamic avatars in this vertical slice, built in Unity. <img width="6649" height="4432" width_o="6649" height_o="4432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b0b56d30d36d92f9e091af0675b3c81adc4e11bebd54e378925d797e44b7cd8/DEMO2023_020.jpg" data-mid="197252449" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b0b56d30d36d92f9e091af0675b3c81adc4e11bebd54e378925d797e44b7cd8/DEMO2023_020.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1000" width_o="1920" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9be030aae95977f181eebb23e2f12df86c265f5510bbead8adabdf9361276f57/AS_02.png" data-mid="208883159" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9be030aae95977f181eebb23e2f12df86c265f5510bbead8adabdf9361276f57/AS_02.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1000" width_o="1920" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a75ec0e0b9e3a914a76022d754cb95b8c92b60f814564b8405aa817a2af4eeb0/AS_09.png" data-mid="208883157" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a75ec0e0b9e3a914a76022d754cb95b8c92b60f814564b8405aa817a2af4eeb0/AS_09.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1000" width_o="1920" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c73c6818ab73ece09c815c5cfa63e7a15d230f909495bd0ef28b84d1fef4c2a9/AS_012.png" data-mid="208883158" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c73c6818ab73ece09c815c5cfa63e7a15d230f909495bd0ef28b84d1fef4c2a9/AS_012.png" /> <img width="4894" height="3263" width_o="4894" height_o="3263" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d60c11d6c2f3d03dcaf326aacddc79f3461380aca28ba30ba8e01700b92cf1ae/DEMO2023_157.jpg" data-mid="197252446" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d60c11d6c2f3d03dcaf326aacddc79f3461380aca28ba30ba8e01700b92cf1ae/DEMO2023_157.jpg" /> <img width="6649" height="4432" width_o="6649" height_o="4432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75b79817988938f2f5b3a0dd043f9f9d268e5d60148d300239317796415c2791/DEMO2023_140.jpg" data-mid="197252457" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75b79817988938f2f5b3a0dd043f9f9d268e5d60148d300239317796415c2791/DEMO2023_140.jpg" /> <img width="4562" height="3259" width_o="4562" height_o="3259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3096cd85f7f14a913bcd3c0c64f0372bd7237f9ac352929c6e64997d9741169/DEMO2023_009.jpg" data-mid="197252461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3096cd85f7f14a913bcd3c0c64f0372bd7237f9ac352929c6e64997d9741169/DEMO2023_009.jpg" /> CreditsElsewhere in India, 2023Antariksha Studio Avinash Kumar, Ami Mehta, Murthovic, Kenneth Lobo, Praphul Ambika, Sarbeswar Kalita, Jayalakshmi Eshwar, Chris Solarski, Varun Ramanna, Ishaan Rajput, Bhavani Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Rinald K.Goa and New York Single-Channel Video (Elsewhere in India, 10 min., 2023)Video Game Demo (Antariksha Sanchar: Episode 0, 2016)Unreal Engine, Unity, Motion Capture, 3D Modeling, Generative AI, Animation Courtesy of the ArtistsSpecial thanks to Gopika Jairam, NEW INC, EY Metaverse, ONX Studio, Jasper Degens, Epic Games, Crossover Labs, and Lauren Goshinki. Links︎︎︎ Press (E-Flux) https://ami.land/03 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:18:00 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/03 Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK 2023 | Report What is Secure? I co-authored a comprehensive technical, design, and policy analysis of popular encrypted messaging apps called What is Secure? 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are an increasingly popular—and necessary—way to share information, organize and engage with one another, and do business. But while the promise of secure messaging is private communications and user control over the spread of personal or group information, the reality is often more complicated, particularly in the age of surveillance capitalism. An overlapping, interconnected set of engineering, design, and system factors, coupled with varied user behaviors and shifting policy environments, have created conditions in which individuals may subvert their own interests or those of their communities while using encrypted messaging apps. ProcessFrom September 2022 through May 2023, we analyzed popular messaging apps–including Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram, Messages by Google, Apple Messages and Meta’s Messenger–across a range of dimensions, including technical security, user experience, how the apps engage with users and developers, and their policies, terms and conditions. We sought to understand how people form mental models of their own individual or group digital security and corresponding threats, ways in which the technical and design decisions that the developers of encrypted messaging apps make can leave users vulnerable, and potential solutions that encompass technical, design, and policy adjustments.To answer these questions, we adopted principles from frameworks such as Privacy by Design and Design from the Margins. We completed a technical review of selected apps; a detailed user experience and user interaction design analysis; and a comprehensive policy review. 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width="1668" height="2240" width_o="1668" height_o="2240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec03358c78e2768653ad11f0f1d69ac20c0ee3bd58e4acb4d5c86030ad4c0ab7/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-4.38.09-PM.png" data-mid="208883595" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec03358c78e2768653ad11f0f1d69ac20c0ee3bd58e4acb4d5c86030ad4c0ab7/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-4.38.09-PM.png" /> <img width="1668" height="2240" width_o="1668" height_o="2240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a10b1d76e4f7858777903caf64b611fc23b5edd61e66c75b16556f2da04e634/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-4.38.11-PM.png" data-mid="208883596" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a10b1d76e4f7858777903caf64b611fc23b5edd61e66c75b16556f2da04e634/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-4.38.11-PM.png" /> <img width="1668" height="2240" width_o="1668" height_o="2240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e002980e6385882474db1409ac9b2d388b9ea379e594de5347595e0f987abe4/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-4.47.07-PM.png" data-mid="208884025" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e002980e6385882474db1409ac9b2d388b9ea379e594de5347595e0f987abe4/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-4.47.07-PM.png" /> Links︎︎︎ Website︎︎︎ Report https://ami.land/04 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 20:36:22 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/04 Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK 2023 | Motion Capture Certainty of the Flesh by WangShui | Haus der Kunst I worked on motion capture and retargeting for Certainty of the Flesh, a live video and AI simulation by WangShui, on view at Haus der Kunst in Munich from September 8, 2023 to April 28, 2024. The piece is part of the exhibition, Window of Tolerance, which integrates human behaviour and artificial intelligence to question the everyday structures of our perception. <img width="1999" height="1334" width_o="1999" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3525af4f146e16a55971a815f294a3f8756a6bc691f99a49ea0f4617feb1167f/HDK_WangShui_MilenaWojhan-12.jpg" data-mid="197252800" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3525af4f146e16a55971a815f294a3f8756a6bc691f99a49ea0f4617feb1167f/HDK_WangShui_MilenaWojhan-12.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec7c2d802906acfe44f758c217f66325222cadf580ed36fb854f594195a2e023/5403_wangshui_3.jpg" data-mid="208884847" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec7c2d802906acfe44f758c217f66325222cadf580ed36fb854f594195a2e023/5403_wangshui_3.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52d6ba0b0b0dfd649e9c66e5c4d4f369e4fff90428d007cd4875ffbfd3d74b8b/5403_wangshui_2.jpg" data-mid="208884848" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52d6ba0b0b0dfd649e9c66e5c4d4f369e4fff90428d007cd4875ffbfd3d74b8b/5403_wangshui_2.jpg" /> ProcessI recorded multiple scenes with the artist and 6 performers at ONX Studio, using OptiTrack, Manus, and Faceware for body, hand, and facial motion capture. I edited the motion data in Motive and retargeted the characters in MotionBuilder. The animation sequences were programmed by machine learning developers into a generative feed that plays out as a form of sci-fi reality television on loop. <img width="1920" height="1200" width_o="1920" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/101467a87a607d51d51db07c2ad56574c16d256855e81b709a06079f2c1a8e34/COTF_HDK_Render_00030.png" data-mid="197280601" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/101467a87a607d51d51db07c2ad56574c16d256855e81b709a06079f2c1a8e34/COTF_HDK_Render_00030.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1200" width_o="1920" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69ec44ed8787a28e9ce1f915ce564b4397ef2035e65db9282f0d6857235aa4ad/COTF_HDK_Render_00016.png" data-mid="197252795" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69ec44ed8787a28e9ce1f915ce564b4397ef2035e65db9282f0d6857235aa4ad/COTF_HDK_Render_00016.png" /> <img width="3584" height="1855" width_o="3584" height_o="1855" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9678b78e596e50867996ae583557e15b9f4d6269a8ad103c76b38867e05f1453/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-5.11.22-PM.jpg" data-mid="208884795" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9678b78e596e50867996ae583557e15b9f4d6269a8ad103c76b38867e05f1453/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-5.11.22-PM.jpg" /> <img width="2100" height="1580" width_o="2100" height_o="1580" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23bef7061d343ab3f7fbd425dbcf7ed1ab8cb149b5265f5b90e821c3ac9adc62/WangShui_HDK_PR_00009.png" data-mid="197252814" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23bef7061d343ab3f7fbd425dbcf7ed1ab8cb149b5265f5b90e821c3ac9adc62/WangShui_HDK_PR_00009.png" /> Links ︎︎︎ Website https://ami.land/05 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 21:40:35 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/05 Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK Current | Creative Production and Direction Antariksha Studio | Transmedia Storytelling Based in Goa and New York, Antariksha Studio is a transmedia collective crafting indie video games, multimedia installations (AR/VR), and performances. We leverage technologies like game engines, motion capture, photogrammetry, and 3D modeling to create culturally rich speculative designs that celebrate the vibrant arts, dance, and music of South Asia.&nbsp;Our distributed team consists of animators, dancers, game designers, programmers, writers, researchers, and musicians. <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdf829131d307c7c61db93dd0055ff32732e82c952257d69686fd5c023308505/IMG_0348.jpeg" data-mid="209080358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdf829131d307c7c61db93dd0055ff32732e82c952257d69686fd5c023308505/IMG_0348.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86527edd1886e721bfae440f5b7a258b6cc9b5f78853f66515db49659eff7f7a/IMG_0378.jpeg" data-mid="209080360" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86527edd1886e721bfae440f5b7a258b6cc9b5f78853f66515db49659eff7f7a/IMG_0378.jpeg" /> <img width="1600" height="1200" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f5e3058f68c63359e71fa7e98c32f2a60279a8166063af734c025d9e762cedc/29a76998-e0a6-4688-abc1-5a377c57a4e8.jpeg" data-mid="209081101" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f5e3058f68c63359e71fa7e98c32f2a60279a8166063af734c025d9e762cedc/29a76998-e0a6-4688-abc1-5a377c57a4e8.jpeg" /> <img width="1200" height="1600" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b130f8abe2bcfb00d06cd8f55b5f50352688a4506aaf1c7033be2f89c67e28b/bc1b6344-773c-44d0-a85b-d292da855614.jpeg" data-mid="209081111" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b130f8abe2bcfb00d06cd8f55b5f50352688a4506aaf1c7033be2f89c67e28b/bc1b6344-773c-44d0-a85b-d292da855614.jpeg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1cf29589135a8d1965c05028ab1406c6f4af3babe64134e5e7a5f0caef126d3b/HighresScreenshot00047.jpg" data-mid="197263277" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1cf29589135a8d1965c05028ab1406c6f4af3babe64134e5e7a5f0caef126d3b/HighresScreenshot00047.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/125c428c820961a5b179b96f3bb9bc0c0f8de63b38ccccbd974ff20341a30b70/download.png" data-mid="209080278" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/125c428c820961a5b179b96f3bb9bc0c0f8de63b38ccccbd974ff20341a30b70/download.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33419b8c1b6314ed040ce3556797fa5fb704dd6770e8f228761f8842909f447f/download-1.png" data-mid="209080263" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33419b8c1b6314ed040ce3556797fa5fb704dd6770e8f228761f8842909f447f/download-1.png" /> <img width="2400" height="1350" width_o="2400" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32aa693e40fe749081754998448c5f88a86333e46fe052cdd2b3f0a3f303d6eb/red-bull-music-presents-antariksha-sanchar-in-mumbai-1.jpg" data-mid="197263737" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32aa693e40fe749081754998448c5f88a86333e46fe052cdd2b3f0a3f303d6eb/red-bull-music-presents-antariksha-sanchar-in-mumbai-1.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1600" width_o="2400" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/129c55ae7fd00ca24e67ee0bdf6c04f38feee7b9b1e2b36307afc9ba1f9e8588/ezgif-1-04be095305.jpg" data-mid="197263736" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/129c55ae7fd00ca24e67ee0bdf6c04f38feee7b9b1e2b36307afc9ba1f9e8588/ezgif-1-04be095305.jpg" /> Role and ProjectsI oversee the development of new worlds and stories, shaping innovative approaches to narration, storyboarding, character art, environment design, and interactive elements. We have been working towards releasing our latest vertical slice, Antara, which features a mother-son duo undertaking a cosmic pilgrimage on an aircraft powered by art, music, and dance. The story unfolds across time and space, oscillating between a temple town in South India during the early 1900s and outerspace.&nbsp;Supported by an Epic MegaGrant, this project iterates on our previous demo and utilizes advanced workflows in Unreal Engine. As part of the Extended Realities Track at NEW INC (2022-24), we have been incubating a virtual reality experience inspired by South Asian culture, history, science fiction, fantasy, and futurism. Set in India in 2079, the story follows the adventures of a cyborg, Meenakshi, and her friends as they discover lost art, dance, and music after a period of planetary collapse. We have received grants from Epic Games, Pro Helvetia, and The British Council and presented our work at Sheffield DocFest, IndieCade, The Roundhouse, and other global venues. Environment DesignOur environment designs incorporate rich architectural details and multicultural sites. <img width="2224" height="1668" width_o="2224" height_o="1668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1bccc831b541da224ec8ee3981bf93ab12efd898c29204fa98f3b02bc65b21e/86399248-D604-4384-A3D3-187B37FFD20E.jpg" data-mid="197263268" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1bccc831b541da224ec8ee3981bf93ab12efd898c29204fa98f3b02bc65b21e/86399248-D604-4384-A3D3-187B37FFD20E.jpg" /> <img width="1916" height="1006" width_o="1916" height_o="1006" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22febf845f2f4a8641358c982b01fdfc762fe637318588933c6d141628f56315/HighresScreenshot00062.png" data-mid="197263272" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22febf845f2f4a8641358c982b01fdfc762fe637318588933c6d141628f56315/HighresScreenshot00062.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c19706025e53909c533080de607df2b4e901dde57b605fbb3221dc3ecd613282/screenshot000.png" data-mid="209072069" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c19706025e53909c533080de607df2b4e901dde57b605fbb3221dc3ecd613282/screenshot000.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7fff8be8bd33286d4a17d3a82e6f049ee2a7d3c011baafdead4fb28c7758532b/TempleTilable_Viewport.jpg" data-mid="209072278" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7fff8be8bd33286d4a17d3a82e6f049ee2a7d3c011baafdead4fb28c7758532b/TempleTilable_Viewport.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="1837" width_o="1270" height_o="1837" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5217e99579062c5053c5e9294cb8ca528e6e77a6131eb6a7a3a927e40c34813c/templeSculpts_09.jpg" data-mid="209080258" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5217e99579062c5053c5e9294cb8ca528e6e77a6131eb6a7a3a927e40c34813c/templeSculpts_09.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b5db393bcd4c023888a0d43e444a46216ecaccf12b3381ffc55df40399d2de0/door_002.jpg" data-mid="209080251" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b5db393bcd4c023888a0d43e444a46216ecaccf12b3381ffc55df40399d2de0/door_002.jpg" /> <img width="3768" height="1948" width_o="3768" height_o="1948" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8ec05001811eb57d5d1f68904a3ff8acc4a080ea9083d10d7f3da10b3adeab8/door_005.jpg" data-mid="209080253" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8ec05001811eb57d5d1f68904a3ff8acc4a080ea9083d10d7f3da10b3adeab8/door_005.jpg" /> PhotogrammetryWe have collaborated with cultural organizations such as Dakshinachitra Heritage Museum in India, Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia, and The British Film Institute in the UK to digitize cultural artifacts, integrating them into our immersive worlds. These include 3D scans of vernacular objects, furniture, utensils, and other crafts. <img width="500" height="540" width_o="500" height_o="540" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ca0a2b71417d101969508aed7015b44c7dcbc00710bc2bcc72dbb0c7a410094/Picture2.png" data-mid="209080789" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/2ca0a2b71417d101969508aed7015b44c7dcbc00710bc2bcc72dbb0c7a410094/Picture2.png" /> <img width="490" height="532" width_o="490" height_o="532" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e01abff387aa2369e31f7175c1491b0f598cc2b181a90df9a9c0545c9bd9062/Picture1.png" data-mid="209080784" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/490/i/5e01abff387aa2369e31f7175c1491b0f598cc2b181a90df9a9c0545c9bd9062/Picture1.png" /> <img width="884" height="570" width_o="884" height_o="570" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/757c84e3e6ad92dce5f0dafcdd448074692cbabe9797003ac799a5c55ebf195d/Picture3.jpg" data-mid="209080788" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/884/i/757c84e3e6ad92dce5f0dafcdd448074692cbabe9797003ac799a5c55ebf195d/Picture3.jpg" /> <img width="542" height="484" width_o="542" height_o="484" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfa9be720661477a6e6797663845650c341e3017e9f22ef9e00bb929343856eb/Picture4.jpg" data-mid="209080787" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/542/i/dfa9be720661477a6e6797663845650c341e3017e9f22ef9e00bb929343856eb/Picture4.jpg" /> Character DesignOur character designs emphasize diversity, capturing cultural nuances in clothing, props, and ornaments, and featuring unique characters in terms of race, gender, age, religion, occupation, and body type. <img width="3458" height="1840" width_o="3458" height_o="1840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21c7b348c3f01396a86bdbe83cae4e068838435cedc034cf4131589621b535bf/Dance_03.jpg" data-mid="209080242" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7872b1ee27997ce1ad1d86ce93212a4c2574b1ebdcb88f1ea8ee9b5cb7d62e61/Screenshot-2022-06-07-at-3.35.37-PM.png" data-mid="209080309" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7872b1ee27997ce1ad1d86ce93212a4c2574b1ebdcb88f1ea8ee9b5cb7d62e61/Screenshot-2022-06-07-at-3.35.37-PM.png" /> <img width="634" height="866" width_o="634" height_o="866" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bc7c48467a13974d34c78e3aecd93c8fc06d25382d1aa2a79ce1ae91083669f/Meenakshi.png" data-mid="209080312" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/634/i/7bc7c48467a13974d34c78e3aecd93c8fc06d25382d1aa2a79ce1ae91083669f/Meenakshi.png" /> <img width="4891" height="5130" width_o="4891" height_o="5130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/493aaeac6b91763e2f2a9d6a25a2a4315371a62ec8814090992e8c075feedfc3/IMG_2286.PNG" data-mid="209080305" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71d1b4fc86d2d7f19ddba53051ae0fdef306b12dac5f2a3da24b02d8bbcf406c/AmmaRender_Viewport.jpg" data-mid="209080235" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71d1b4fc86d2d7f19ddba53051ae0fdef306b12dac5f2a3da24b02d8bbcf406c/AmmaRender_Viewport.jpg" /> <img width="3768" height="1948" width_o="3768" height_o="1948" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a27098be5e23f03c873e812dea0f607a7c337fa309ef4cbd911329b419db5f1/dakshanScreenshot_05.jpg" data-mid="209080240" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a27098be5e23f03c873e812dea0f607a7c337fa309ef4cbd911329b419db5f1/dakshanScreenshot_05.jpg" /> <img width="4242" height="5165" width_o="4242" height_o="5165" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/954d1054eaf88ce32b2c5738100dd5051eb42121a84812b2d47575ba37923a00/Antariksha_Characters_NPCs-Museum-Couples_separated_FEMALES.jpg" data-mid="209080210" border="0" 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The exhibition was on view at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ from May 2019 to January 2020. I co-curated the show alongside Gary Garrido Schneider, Executive Director of GFS.Using a range of mediums including found objects, appropriated industrial machines, carved stone and wood, cast bronze, and works embedded in concrete and studded with coins, Tallur questions the value we assign to money, icons and artifacts. <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfa9dc995d897638042cfed552776547a2ed192901e291eceefef9910b4fb0d0/042-TallurLN-1918.jpg" data-mid="197258165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfa9dc995d897638042cfed552776547a2ed192901e291eceefef9910b4fb0d0/042-TallurLN-1918.jpg" /> <img width="5704" height="3803" width_o="5704" height_o="3803" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b49199b7b0161a85143229dd12cc1f047ec55ae0331698b2eee2e461ae73838/039-TallurLN-2545.jpg" data-mid="197258164" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b49199b7b0161a85143229dd12cc1f047ec55ae0331698b2eee2e461ae73838/039-TallurLN-2545.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6243060347a93cacd10b08ff12cdb11ebe1dc1fd72a9da2322b7d2e3b8cf5bd/00.-Install-Exterior.jpg" data-mid="209008837" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f6243060347a93cacd10b08ff12cdb11ebe1dc1fd72a9da2322b7d2e3b8cf5bd/00.-Install-Exterior.jpg" /> <img width="5078" height="3385" width_o="5078" height_o="3385" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23acec2ddadffb774d84f7be07182f08669a933fe41c8bbd9ce04b3d03b31314/020-TallurLN-1865.jpg" data-mid="197258168" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23acec2ddadffb774d84f7be07182f08669a933fe41c8bbd9ce04b3d03b31314/020-TallurLN-1865.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce4f49d55d43b7a169cc37454d32f13752882eedd784f2a45a8401c3ce2f503d/021-TallurLN-1849v2.jpg" data-mid="197258380" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce4f49d55d43b7a169cc37454d32f13752882eedd784f2a45a8401c3ce2f503d/021-TallurLN-1849v2.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c55059f38c0753fe2d138f5287084553037d9f827e7806ee1b7c744ebb99a1f/045-TallurLN-1977.jpg" data-mid="197258363" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c55059f38c0753fe2d138f5287084553037d9f827e7806ee1b7c744ebb99a1f/045-TallurLN-1977.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5bcf56c43c0d2de1664e1200db10eff13a2f9ec7aaa87acff9c7496e9e62421/017-TallurLN-1777.jpg" data-mid="197258361" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5bcf56c43c0d2de1664e1200db10eff13a2f9ec7aaa87acff9c7496e9e62421/017-TallurLN-1777.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab4db752700e28ab1152abe9857425a163affa87655ebee25a757bf22a902eb6/022-TallurLN-1786.jpg" data-mid="209008808" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab4db752700e28ab1152abe9857425a163affa87655ebee25a757bf22a902eb6/022-TallurLN-1786.jpg" /> Building on the rich sculptural traditions of India, Tallur references ancient iconography, and often invites the viewer to become a participant through his interactive works. <img width="3840" height="5760" width_o="3840" height_o="5760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80033dd941a3bef5280d4c3fe881797b5790b6abc7191ee6592c7cc1b0a1b0d8/026-TallurLN-2273.jpg" data-mid="197258167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80033dd941a3bef5280d4c3fe881797b5790b6abc7191ee6592c7cc1b0a1b0d8/026-TallurLN-2273.jpg" /> <img width="3872" height="3669" width_o="3872" height_o="3669" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a9ced330b529b0871bf7517543d471b38cd28f9c51dfcac1fcae1c7742c2134/023-TallurLN-1789.jpg" data-mid="197258377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a9ced330b529b0871bf7517543d471b38cd28f9c51dfcac1fcae1c7742c2134/023-TallurLN-1789.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="4093" width_o="3840" height_o="4093" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0a5cda80920cb9fa61599082ad85bdb820690a1082bf5142010194876a199fe/005-TallurLN-2200.jpg" data-mid="197258166" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0a5cda80920cb9fa61599082ad85bdb820690a1082bf5142010194876a199fe/005-TallurLN-2200.jpg" /> Links ︎︎︎ Catalog (Artbook D.A.P.) ︎︎︎ Press (ArtForum) ︎︎︎ Press (PBS State of the Arts) ︎︎︎ Press (Hyperallergic) ︎︎︎ Press (Artsy) https://ami.land/07 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 21:51:46 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/07 Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK 2018-20 | Exhibition Planning The Museum of Modern ArtI supported the Exhibition Planning and Administration Department with collections research, strategy, and project management throughout MoMA's historic reinstallation. I was also a member of C-MAP Asia, an internal research program that fosters the study of global art histories, and PopRally, an inter-departmental committee which produces artist collaborations, public programs, and digital content. <img width="3528" height="2928" width_o="3528" height_o="2928" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5af939dc33adaf84f679635ebc9a3cc49fad6e349d9deca423df018a0c122f83/49153373761_7793d63d8a_o.jpg" data-mid="197259035" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5af939dc33adaf84f679635ebc9a3cc49fad6e349d9deca423df018a0c122f83/49153373761_7793d63d8a_o.jpg" /> https://ami.land/08 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 23:15:23 +0000 Ami Mehta https://ami.land/08 Ami Mehta ABOUT WORK 2022 | 3D Web Experience Ephemeral Grounds at The Uzbekistan National Pavillion | Venice Biennale Ephemeral Grounds, by conceptual artist Ergin Çavuşoğlu (b. 1968, Targovishte, Bulgaria), is a web-based interactive sculpture that transforms textile into terrain both spatially and metaphorically. The immersive experience invites viewers to virtually navigate the labyrinthine patterns and abstract architectures of an Anatolian carpet rendered as a dynamic three-dimensional landscape. <img width="1906" height="1190" width_o="1906" height_o="1190" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e798c630c1ff94c36d1c632ddb026e9e09287a99fa31dd067d96a0cf11aca18/Screen-Shot-2022-09-19-at-11.09.17-PM.png" data-mid="197263055" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e798c630c1ff94c36d1c632ddb026e9e09287a99fa31dd067d96a0cf11aca18/Screen-Shot-2022-09-19-at-11.09.17-PM.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1cb5987038af56b115f7a1e062cabc77a05e9cecef1bee172f744689bd2ef75e/Stillframe1_Square.jpg" data-mid="197263053" border="0" data-scale="57" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1cb5987038af56b115f7a1e062cabc77a05e9cecef1bee172f744689bd2ef75e/Stillframe1_Square.jpg" /> Building on Çavuşoğlu’s oeuvre of anamorphic drawings and sound and video installations, the work beckons travelers to tread carefully across an engulfing liminal space that references historical and contemporary ideas related to Islamic-Venetian trade, migration, transculturality, and empire. The site-specific piece launched as part of The Panoptic Garden, a public program hosted by the Uzbekistan Pavilion at the 59th International Venice Biennale (“Dixit Algorizmi—The Garden of Knowledge”). CreditsEphemeral Grounds, 2022 Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Sophia Baker, and Ami Mehta (Creative Technologists)Curated by Sara Raza and Andris Brinkmanis 3D Animation and Video, Interactive Web Sculpture Commissioned by The Uzbekistan National Pavillion Courtesy of the Artists Links ︎︎︎ Press (E-Flux)