RE/VERSE - Biennale Chroniques

RÍOS TRILOGY - RE/VERSE

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Ríos explores visual representations, speculative cartographies that rise from the process of hybridisation of Amazonia related data. 
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Figure N. 1 Schematics Ríos Trilogy

Figure N. 2
Each sculpture is based on topographic data from a territory delimited by the hydrological sub-basins forming the extensive Amazonian basin
and the major tributary rivers nourishing the Amazons River.

Rios Subasin division
Figure N.2 Main Subasins: Japurá-Caquetá / Iça-Putumayo + Napo + Nanay / Marañon + Huallaga / Javari + Jutaí / Ucayali / Juruá / Purus + Tefé / Madre de Díos + Beni / Mamoré + Guaporé / Madeira + Aripuanã / Juruena + São Manoel + Abacaxis + Tapajós / Iri

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The 3D models are printed with the assistance of a 3D printer using clay as raw material.

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Rios printing process
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Rios printing process

Figures N.5- N.8 
Each sculpture is based on digital elevation models that result from the process of combining:

a) Actual topographic data. 
b) Geo-referenced information related to socio-environmental threats. 
c) Linguistic analysis based on RIVERS // AMAZONIA geo-linguistics: https://rivers.ulara.org/

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Pictures from the exhibition CODE IS LAW at Centre Wallonie Bruxelles - 9/01/21 - 28/02/21

Figures N. 9 & N.10 
3D simulations of the space, as conceived once the nineteen pieces are finished.

Rios Simulation TopView
Rios Simulation PersView

Figure N.11 
Please note that the installation is conceived to work with either the full series of the nineteen sculptures or with individual pieces (minimum one), allowing the installation to travel light and or be presented in spaces with small capacities.

3D simulation reduced space

Figure N.12 
RE/VERSE is a Mix Reality (MR) piece, a hybrid of reality and virtual reality. As implied in the name, the work merges the real and the virtual worlds to produce an audio/visual and sensory environment, where physical and digital objects coexist and interact in real-time.

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The HMD will allow the spectator to visualise and interact with 3D virtual objects based on the real-physical sculpture space.

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When the visitors put the HMD on, they will enter a virtual copy of the physical environment where the sculptures will become animated by different data sources.

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Figure N.16 
Atlas Amazonía Bajo Presión, pag.13, 2020. RAISG 
https://www3.socioambiental.org/geo/RAISGMapaOnline/#

Indigenous Territories and Natural Protected Areas
Source: https://www.amazoniasocioambiental.org/es/publicacion/amazonia-bajo-presion-2020/