NUBiA Event: Metaverses, NFTs and New Realities

Once again we open our gallery to create and display different metaverses using the physical and digital worlds in the context of NUBiA. On the same occasion there will be several workshops given by different professors of Catalan Universities and International Artists. From 14 September to 30 September (Tuesday to Sunday from 17:00 to 21:00).

Presentation: 13th of September

Nubia, Metaverses, NFTs and New Realities brings together a set of creations (metaverses and experiences) produced by Catalan artists and collectives invited to join the NUBIA collective, where they receive training, advice and support in the early stages of their projects. Metaverses proposed by artists and creatives have their own rules; they use gamification, immersion and interaction to invite collectors, visitors and experts to be part of the immensity of NUBIA, experimenting, interacting and socialising in new worlds inhabited by fantastic avatars and works of art, selected by Alejandro Martín, curator of the exhibition and artistic director of IMMENSIVA/Espronceda, with the collaboration of Kris Pilcher, director of ATL.NFT, for the American artists section.

— Location: Carrer D’Espronceda 326 Nave 4,5 & 10 08027 Barcelona List of workshops: — Virtual Reality Workshop. In-person and online. By Fran Maciá, Marcos Morán and Niall Hill.

15 September at 18:00. — Workshop: The Meaning of Art in the Metaverse. In-person and online. By Justin Case. 22 September at 18:00. List of artistic projects: “Grand Opening” by Obvious Team “1984” by Obvious Team “How the Internet Changed My Life” by Nicole Ruggiero, The Glad Scientist and Dylan Banks “Solarpunk Daydreams” by The Glad Scientist (aka Daniel Sabio) “HEARAFTER” by Niall Hill, Fran Macías and Marcos Morán “Horrible Adorables” by Justin Case “Bubblia. As Above, So Below” by Susana Medina “There is no nothing materially valuable” by Valdas NeuroVirtual “Lava” by Cait Lamas “The Model” by Nina Swaeny “Petroglyphing Data VR” by Mohsen Hazrati “Acts of Holding Dance” by Wendy Yu “Gardens of Felt Zine Delights” by FELT Zine “Catch the Stars” by EL PEZ

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HEREAFTER NUBIA EVENT 14–30th September PROJECT — YouTube

@nubia.world@icec.cat #metaverse#nft#newtechnology#esproncedabcn Selected Artists: They are the selected artists from the Nubia.world Open Call 2022 and will be presenting their work during the Nubia Event, taking place from 14–30 September at Espronceda, where we will create and show different metaverses using the physical and digital worlds, with several workshops led by teachers from Catalan universities and international artists. Swaeny Nina Kersaan is an artist and researcher whose practice involves creative consultancy of digital culture, surveillance technologies, avatar creation and other modes of online self-representation. With participatory projects, performances, essays and digital artworks, Swaeny Nina demonstrates that contending with increasingly powerful computational control is critical in ensuring agency over our (digital) identities. After studying graphic design at GLR in Rotterdam, Swaeny Nina graduated from ArtEZ University of the Arts and obtained her Master of Art and Visual Culture at the University of Westminster.

Valdas NeuroVirtual is a digital 3D artist based in Vilnius, Lithuania. He graduated from the Electronics and Informatics Faculty at a university of applied sciences as well as the Contemporary Sculpture Department of Vilnius Arts Academy. He also studied Fine Arts in the Netherlands and now works as a freelancer — 3D modeller and digital sculptor, mainly in the 3D print field, while also undertaking various VR projects. www.nrvrtl.art

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