NONLINEARTHE Virtual Gallery is an online exhibition environment developed to extend and document the NONLINEARTHE project beyond the physical gallery space.
Accessible through both web browsers and VR headsets, the gallery allows visitors to navigate a series of interconnected environments containing digital artworks, audiovisual experiences and process documentation. Rather than replicating the physical exhibition directly, the project reimagines the gallery as an explorable virtual space where visitors can move freely between works and construct their own experience.
The project investigated how exhibition design, architecture and digital media could combine to create meaningful encounters outside traditional gallery settings. Through spatial navigation, immersive environments and audience agency, the work explored new possibilities for experiencing art online.
Developed during a period of experimentation with virtual and mixed reality platforms, the project reflects an early interest in immersive environments and participatory experience. Many of the questions explored through the gallery, including navigation, spatial storytelling and audience interaction, continue to inform my installation practice today.
Access: Browser or VR
Platform: Hubs
Platform: Hubs
Virtual World Design: David Brookes and Andy Harper
Related Exhibition: LCB Depot's 2021 Interactive Exhibition
Related Exhibition: LCB Depot's 2021 Interactive Exhibition
The front room
Is currently displaying the framed pieces that were physically exhibited in the window the LCB Depot's 2021 Interactive exhibition.
The White Room
A gallery space presenting digital sculptures and visual studies that expanded upon works shown within the physical exhibition, creating opportunities for closer inspection and exploration.
The Back Room
A virtual recreation of elements from the physical exhibition, preserving and extending the original installation through an interactive digital environment.
The Courtyard
A social space for visitors to connect and discuss the virtual experience. Features a full-size documentary film about the project displayed on the back wall, alongside opportunities for conversation with other gallery guests.
The VR Cinema
The VR Cinema presented immersive 360-degree audiovisual works within a dedicated virtual screening environment, allowing visitors to step inside moving-image works rather than view them from a fixed position.
