Sonya Russell-Saunders
Art Curator and Creative Producer
Digital Curation - World Building Creating Virtual Environments
I am interested in developing digital curatorial practice, creating bespoke online virtual spaces for experimental exhibition making, sites for collaboration and creative exchange, to showcase new art forms such as AI art, NFT, video and animation. I am currently researching the Aesthetics of AI Art and plan a forthcoming exhibition and event.
Below are prototype examples of research using Art Steps
Jonnie Turpie PHD exhibition, designed to demonstrate curatorial ideas ahead of installation (Left) and final exhibition (right).
Commissioned by Creative Art Showcase to curate an ambitious pop up exhibition featuring the work of over 90 artists from West Midlands, UK and Europe. Selection was virtual from photographs and text, and I did not have access to physical objects until the installation days and I wanted to find a digital solution to help realise the layout and design. I researched virtual spaces inspired by Little Geeks Ozone development, and found Art Steps a free online space to create virtual exhibitions.
Little Geeks Ozone
Created following in depth research during the pandemic, on the possibilities of creating a fun interactive online space for children to engage in arts and cultural activities, a new zone of activity that would compliment the physical festival in 2021.
I had noticed the rise in high fashion brands, academia and cultural organisations using gaming platforms to create events for example Balenciaga and Factory International in Fortnite and academic conferences in Animal Crossing.
I was interested in creating a space which could be developed for your young people to showcase their creative work, live stream videos and animation, have school exchanges and potentially play fun games.
Prototyping and testing by Sonya Russell-Saunders using preset Mozilla Hubs importing images and 3D objects. Working to a brief of digital nature and inspired by 70s sci fi films, the space was professionally created in low poly res by STEAMhouse.
