WiP: ghosted
Electronic hearts shattered but I never felt your hands on my skin, it must have been a dream…
about
Ghosted is part of the bigger project Metaphysical Archeology, a series of works that addresses intimacy and echo in parallel dimensions and virtual worlds, such as in cyberspace.
Beyond the physical installation lives the ghosts of undelivered conversations, words that dissolved before they could arrive. Scan a QR code and they appear on the wall.
GHOSTED also lives online as an exposition at Research Catalogue, go here or scroll down to access it.
role
tools
digital artist, concept development, xr effects
Unity, AR foundation, leonardo AI, photoshop, canva
year: 2026
work in progress, will be exhibited at festival Gravröset in August 2026.
approach
The infrastructure of servers and cables hum with power, yet the presence of our avatars fade away as soon as we return to the physical dimension. This work explores digital interaction through a critical lens.
What traces do we leave behind when moving through the virtual world?
How real are the conversations and relations we initiate and experience online?
How do our words and actions online mirror our personas in the physical world?
experience
A plywood wall stands in a forest glade, next to it a sign with a QR code. On the ground surrounding the wall, anonymous gravestones.
The viewer who scans the QR code with their phone will see the wall transform. Fragments of lost digital conversations emerge as the viewer moves through the space, phone held up, witnessing what was left behind. Through that act, a seemingly flat and closed world suddenly becomes something deep and quite intimate.
technical
The immaterial parts of the installation are built in Unity with AR Foundation. No app download required, the AR experience is accessed directly through the viewer’s smartphone browser via QR code. Compatible with iOS and Android.
Physical elements: 3x2m plywood wall with laser-cut acrylic details, surrounded by concrete gravestones.