Three apps reimagine artists' lives, stored artworks, and museum visits
Three digital applications offer alternative scenarios for artists and artworks. 'Forgetter', a game by a collective supported by tech company Mindjob, lets players explore the minds of famous artists and decide whether to erase their traumatic memories, potentially sacrificing their art. 'Stories from Storage' by the Cleveland Museum of Art provides free audioguides for a virtual tour of artworks kept in storage, curated by Nadia Fellah. 'Zuzeum Art Preview' in Riga, launched in September 2020, partners with food delivery app Wolt to present artworks as menu items (appetizers, main courses, desserts), delivering tour guides and tickets to homes during lockdown. The initiatives aim to engage audiences with art in innovative ways.
Key facts
- Forgetter is a game by a collective and Mindjob, available in early access on Steam for Windows with VR support.
- Players become the 114th 'Forgetter' and enter mental landscapes of artists to destroy traumatic memories and artworks.
- Stories from Storage is a series of free audioguides from the Cleveland Museum of Art, focusing on artworks in storage.
- The audioguides were curated by Nadia Fellah, associate curator at the museum.
- Zuzeum Art Preview was launched in September 2020 at Zuzeum art center in Riga.
- Zuzeum partners with Wolt, a food delivery app, to present artworks as menu items.
- Users 'order' artworks and receive tour guides and tickets for future museum visits.
- Ieva Zībārte, exhibition manager at Zuzeum, stated that museum collections need to be where people meet, including digital cities.
Entities
Institutions
- Mindjob
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Zuzeum
- Wolt
- Artribune
Locations
- Riga
- Latvia