META SPARK AR – BLACK CREATOR DAY GALLERY – GOYA STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES – JUNE 2022
BRIEF: CREATE A NEW AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE LINKED TO A SELF-PORTRAIT FOR EXHIBITION AT META’S BLACK CREATOR DAY GALLERY SHOWCASE, CELEBRATING LEADING BLACK VOICES IN AR.
EXECUTION: DEVELOPED A CUSTOM SPARK AR EFFECT THAT TRIGGERED AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WHEN VIEWERS SCANNED A SELF-PORTRAIT DISPLAYED IN THE GALLERY. THE WORK COMBINED PERSONAL NARRATIVE WITH TECHNICAL CRAFT, DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR LARGE-SCALE PRESENTATION AT GOYA STUDIOS. THE INSTALLATION RAN ALONGSIDE WORKS BY CEEJ VEGA AND SUNU NGURO, AND WAS ACCESSED VIA INSTAGRAM THROUGH LEIGHTON’S PROFILE.
HIGHLIGHTS:
– SELECTED FOR EXHIBITION BY META AND SPARK AR AT GOYA STUDIOS
– PART OF OFFICIAL BLACK CREATOR DAY CELEBRATION
– RECOGNIZED BY MARK ZUCKERBERG FOR ITS INNOVATIVE USE OF AR
FEATURED: META BLACK CREATOR DAY GALLERY, GOYA STUDIOS LOS ANGELES