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Soul Paint
Director:
Sarah Ticho, Niki Smit
Country:
UK/The Netherlands
Project type:
Interactive Film
Description:
SOUL PAINT exists at the nexus of immersive technology, creative storytelling and wellbeing to explore the richness of the embodied human experience. Participants are taken on a journey to explore and creatively express feelings of emotion and sensations in the body.
Through the process of bodymapping, 3D drawing and movement, they are invited to reveal their unique inner reality and then observe the creations of others. Using interactive technology in a genre-pushing way, this experience encourages new forms of embodied insight, allowing us to reflect on the diversity of human experience on an individual and global level.
Sarah Ticho, Niki Smit
Sarah Ticho is a multi award winning artist, entrepreneur, and change-maker operating at the intersection of health, wellbeing, and embodied storytelling using cutting-edge, immersive technologies. She crafts transformative experiences that bridge the mind and body, deepening self awareness and compassion for one another.
As the director of the XR Experience, "Soul Paint," narrated by actor and activist Rosario Dawson, Sarah has garnered accolades, including Unity for Humanity and StoryFutures XR Connect Awards and SXSW Special Jury Prize in the 2024 XR conception.
Niki Smit is an interactive artist creating playful experiences at the intersection of art, science and education. As co-director of Monobanda he has directed several award winning experiences including Explore Deep, Remembering, In My Absence and The Shape of Us. In 2020 he was awarded the Dutch Directors Guild award for Best Digital Storytelling.