ARTS DIARY
Kathy Clugston at the Van Gogh experience.
Van Gogh Experience
It was with much excitement that I headed to Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast, to explore the internationally acclaimed and award-winning 360-degree digital art experience Van Gogh: The immersive experience. And it did not disappoint. This immersive digital art experience, which attracted visitors to its opening such as broadcaster Kathy Clugston, was brought to life by Exhibition Hub and Fever. As you journey throughout the exhibition, visitors are invited to take an aweinspiring journey into the incomparable universe of Vincent van Gogh, one of history’s foremost artistic geniuses, bringing an educational experience through murals, monographics, text about the life of Van Gogh and his most famous work and a multi-sensory VR experience. The highlight for me definitely was the floor-to-ceiling digital projections which allowed you to literally step into some of Van Gogh’s most famous works, from the Sunflower series to the infamous ‘The Starry Night’. Van Gogh: The immersive experience runs until the end of January. Visit www.vangoghexpo. com/belfast/ and social media for latest information. Lucy Curran, Alan Wallace and Kerrie McGuigan.
Launch of Tik Tok Exhibition The world’s first ever TikTok exhibition was recently launched at Belfast Exposed. To create this immersive visual arts experience, which combines TikTok and photography, Belfast Exposed worked with VAVA Influence – Northern Ireland’s premier influencer marketing agency – and a trio of Northern Irish TikTok creators. It was obvious from the bustling crowd on launch night that this genre-defying exhibition has already successfully introduced new audiences to the visual arts. The heart behind this innovative exhibition were TikTok creators Emma White (@officialemmawhite), Conor Joyce (@conorsadce) and Erin Riley (@eringinariley).Speaking at the launch night, Emma White said: “People visiting the exhibition can expect a creative environment, to
come together and make content.” Erin Riley elaborated on her inspiration for the exhibition, saying: “My whole platform is about diversity and so I brought that into this exhibition. I love seeing people showing off self-love, diversity and being proud of who you are.” Meanwhile Conor Joyce added: “I think it is really impressive that the first TikTok exhibition launched in Belfast. It’s cool seeing us as a city do something that’s never been done before.” Also attending the launch was Deirdre Robb, director of Belfast Exposed. Speaking of the motivation behind the exhibition, she said: “I was very keen to get younger audiences involved. I thought, what are younger people into? And it was obvious - TikTok.” The World’s First TikTok Exhibition launched on 1 December and ran until 23 December.
Artists: Erin Riley, Conor Joyce and Emma White.
Anna Hegedus, Julia Hoffmann, Karolinny Santos and Eduardo Rodrigues. Katy Miskelly, Hannah Williamson and Aimee Drumm.
Sean McClean, Eimear Thornbury and artist Conor Joyce.
Amy Finn, Lucas Shaw, Rose Lawder and Tea Craig.
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