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.