Singularity Watch S01 E16 | Nancy Baker Cahill | Get engaged! Art and activism in AR/VR

In this new episode of Singularity Watch, we meet Nancy Baker Cahill, one of the most interesting artists in the immersive domain. When Nancy tried AR/VR for the first time, she was already experimenting with immersive art, with a clear goal: make art to raise attention and to mobilize people, without scolding or "teaching" them. Her art is deeply focused on the intersection of art, space, body, and social challenges. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of 4th Wall, a free AR art platform exploring resistance and inclusive creative expression. Her recent AR public art project, Liberty Bell, earned features in the New York Times, Artnet, Smithsonian Magazine, and The Washington Post, among many other publications. The project, on view through 2021, spans nine historic and culturally significant sites in six cities in the Eastern U.S. She is the Art and Creative Technologies Advisor for the XRSI Safety Initiative, and she's currently reflecting on NFTs, smart contracts, and surveillance capitalism. Please hit the like button and subscribe if you enjoy the podcast. If you have any feedback, please let us know in the comments to let us continue improving the show. Stay tuned on Singularity Watch https://twitter.com/SingularityRH1 https://www.facebook.com/ReadyHackerOne Host: Oli D’Adda https://twitter.com/OliXRehab Co-Host: Kavya Pearlman https://twitter.com/KavyaPearlman Powered by: XR Safety Initiative (XRSI) www.xrsi.org | https://twitter.com/xrsidotorg Ready Hacker One (RH1) www.readyhackerone.com | twitter.com/ReadyHackerOne