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In Defiance of Gravity, They Rise

Inspired by the critical discourse of Kathryn Yusoff,In Defiance of Gravity,They Rise questions geophysics of whiteness and the forces of gravity and counter-gravity to consider new narratives for indigenous subjectivities and geocoded bodies.

In Defiance of Gravity, They Rise (2022), augmented reality, foye tree leaves collected at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, AR experience by Jeffrey Yip

 

in a circular choreography

they breathe for the whole

around a communal tree 

a ritual of exorcism 

violently removed

their bodies once gathered 

from the flux of life

blue leaves of power and memory 

unburied, they float among 

mapu ta mogen ka wingka

How To Experience Augmented Reality?

1) Open your phone camera and point at the QR code. The Adobe Aero app will open up. If you don't have Adobe Aero installed. Download the Adobe Aero app to your mobile device  and make an account (free and fully supported on iPhone and limited compatibility with Android- https://www.adobe.com/products/aero.html) Go back to your phone’s camera, point at the QR code, and follow the prompt.

2) The QR code will prompt a link: follow the instructions provided in the Adobe Aero app by locating a horizontal surface (floor) in the Aero camera. Once the app detects a surface, tap on the detected area to place the anchor point. The AR should appear! Move your phone to view the foye leaves in 3D.