Exposition

Today, one of the most exciting technologies to span the practical and artistic world is augmented reality. A physical object can be augmented, added to, by being connected to a digital file that springs into being when a phone’s camera is pointed in its direction. Much like flints, pottery and photography, augmented reality has presented artists with a new medium, a new way of telling a story, of defining and preserving our shared narrative.

Writing in the 1600s, Descartes famously pronounced ‘Cogito ergo sum’, ‘I think therefore I am’, as his first principle. Perception, however, has shifted. Where before the words 'I think...' dominated discourse, now 'I feel...' can be heard in cafes, barbers, coffee shops, schools and stations. ‘Sentio ergo sum’, ‘I feel therefore I am’, takes centre stage.

Sentio is to Feel is the inaugural exhibition hosted by London-based Sentio Space. Fourteen artists working at the crossover of fine art and animation exhibit one piece each. As you hold your phone up to the work, it animates.