Symphilia

AR & MR experience

"Symphilia", the world’s 1st location-based XR Art experience, combining physical crochet sculptures with cutting-edge Mixed Reality content to create a truly unique immersive experience.
This project was a collaborative endeavor uniting French-Portuguese visual artist Frédéric Bussière, Indonesian crochet artist Mulyana & The Collective studio.
This Mixed Reality piece, experienced through MR headsets & iPads, invites visitors to learn about the many Mutualistic Partnerships that exist on our coral Reefs. Although we took artistic license with the outlook of the piece, the stories themselves are all backed by science & based on the real partnerships that exist between species.
character design / animation / creative direction / sound design : Frédéric Bussière 
concept : ALAN
crochet artist : Mulyana - Mogus Studio
story / concept development: Andy Stokes, Anita Lam @ The Collective
XR development: Yoki Yao @ The Collective
Full credits at the bottom
Stills from the MR headset (Pico 4)

EARLY CONCEPTS

SCRIPT AND DESIGNS
Wool texture experiments

FINAL 3D DESIGNS

GRAPHIC DESIGN (stickers, UI)
// BLUTOPIA : Master Credit
:: Symphilia XR ::
character design / animation / creative direction / sound design : Frédéric Bussière 
concept : The Collective
crochet artist : Mulyana - Mogus Studio
XR development: Yoki Yao @ The Collective
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Symphilia XR (World premiere) @ BLUTOPIA - Digital Art Aquarium, Presented by ALAN
Campaign Director: Anita Lam
Co-curators : Anita Lam, Jay Hofmann-Forster
Artistic Director : Jay Hofmann-Forster
Technical Director: Andy Stokes
Producer: Michael Lee
Key Visual Artist : Desmond Lo
Education Coordinator: Julia Leung 
BLUTOPIA ART
Exhibition Design & Production : Carmen Cheng, Vienna Choi, Michelle Tang @ Surge Productions
BLUTOPIA EDUCATION
Exhibition Design & Production, Lighting Design : Screw Up studio 
Creative Direction & Graphic Design: Studio AA
Organiser: ALAN
Title sponsor : Nan Fung Group 
Supported by : HK Arts Development council
Venue Sponsor : AIRSIDE
Academic Partner : Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) / University of Hong Kong
Hotel Partner : Dorsett Hospitality