Lauren Naidoo - interdisciplinary artist, graphic designer & animator
living at the intersection of art and design
naidoolauren18(at)gmail.com
living at the intersection of art and design
naidoolauren18(at)gmail.com
“HYPHENATED SUBJECT”
2024-25
2024-25
Augmented Reality ArtWork
4 ft x 4 ft
This work is apart of the PressPlay Research Project through the Amplab UBCO - the 2024 Augmented Reality Undergraduate Research Stream.
Four animation artists were commisioned to create Augmented Reality (AR) pieces inspired by archival recordings of Canadian poet Fred Wah, to be displayed as immersive artworks along the Kelowna Art Walk.
The AR element of the piece is constructed using Artivive, which allows three dimensional animations to appear on top of the printed banner images.
Hyphenated Subject is an exploration of the inharmonious and discordant nature of a hybrid identity. Inspired by Fred Wah’s Diamond Grill that investigates themes of being mixed race and navigating a sense of belonging within that. This character represents a state in which you are never fully balanced or able to find harmony within hybridity. Utilizing the subjects behaviour and exaggerated state of motion to represent the push and pull of inner battles and navigating the space in between. The subject is pulled from inside its head, reflecting on the psychological control of its physical state.
Exhibited June 2024- June 25, Kelowna Art Gallery Art Walk (Kelowna, BC)
2025, group exhibition at Hearing the Interior with Fred Wah and Pauline Butling, The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art (Kelowna, BC)
frame by frame animation in procreate and photoshop, and AR element of the piece is constructed using Artivive
2025, group exhibition at Hearing the Interior with Fred Wah and Pauline Butling, The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art (Kelowna, BC)
frame by frame animation in procreate and photoshop, and AR element of the piece is constructed using Artivive