Populating virtual worlds: Architecture, photography, sonic art and creative writing collide at "in the forest with the trees we made"

Abstract

This paper provides an original empirical study examining the engagement of artists, curators and virtual tools. The case focusses on a collaborative project called "In the Forest with the Trees we Made". Since the publishing of the project, many compelling findings have been made in reference to both CAAD design and contemporary curatorial and creative practices. They have been made possible, by allowing multi-participants, institutions and disciplines to project their specific creative acts into a single sharable portal. The paper describes the activities of the participants. It then offers a discussion of how these interactions are seated in the new digital realm. The skills of spatialisation, movement through space, generation of geometry and orientation are made accessible through this new digital tool. To conclude, a reflection on the changes in space perception and how 'space' becomes the 'matter' being exhibited is offered.