Paula Strunden nominated for the Dutch Film Award
Paula Strunden's work Alison's Room: An Extended Reality (XR) Archive, which she produced as part of her dissertation as part of the EU research project TACK: Communities of Tacit Knowledge: Architecture and Its Ways of Knowing, has been nominated for the Dutch film award Gouden Kalf.
Alison's Room: An Extended Reality (XR) Archive by Paula Strunden has been selected as one of ten projects for the prestigious Dutch film award Gouden Kalf in the category "Best Digital Cultural Production 2023". The projects can be experienced from 22 to 28 September in the Storyspace exhibition at the open-access library Utrecht op de Neude in the Netherlands.
Alison's Room is an immersive VR installation that brings to life the original study by British Brutalist architect and author Alison Smithson. Designer Paula Strunden uses virtual and mixed reality technologies as well as physical objects to create a unique experience. This allows you to explore the past and discover new stories. This installation changes the way we experience historical design knowledge.
Ten projects were selected this year and have the chance to win the Golden Calf for the best digital cultural production in 2023. Using intelligent chatbots, AI and XR, games and online documentaries, the stories are brought to life. The creators' works highlight topics such as followers and influencers, facial recognition, archaeological treasures, the European self-image and expectations for the future. From the selected productions, the jury will finally choose three nominees who will have the chance to win the Golden Calf for the best digital cultural production 2023 on Sunday 24 September. The winner will be announced at the Golden Calf Gala on 29 September.
Communities of Tacit Knowledge. Architecture and its Ways of Knowing
The production is part of the Virtual CIAM Museum prototypes project, curated by Dirk van den Heuvel for the Nieuwe Instituut, TU Delft and the Jaap Bakema Study Centre, and forms part of Paula Strunden's PhD research, supervised by Angelika Schnell at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna within the framework of 'Communities of Tacit Knowledge (TACK): Architecture and its Ways of Knowing'. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 860413.