Eastern City Portal was a commissioned public artwork installed on Camomile Street in the City of London, commissioned by Scarlett Entertainment. Created together with Erik Schmitz, the piece was a continuation of an installation at Nowhere, where we built a large wooden crack in the fabric of reality. Looking through it, visitors would see into a lush walnut garden, in contrast to the dry sandy landscape of Monegros. For this commission we developed the concept further into a sculpture that doubled as an AR experience. Passersby could point their phone at it and see the street transformed.

Carved from sustainably sourced timber, the sculpture was shaped as a gateway, its outline roughly following the shape of London. The wood was CNC carved and painted with patterns designed to guide the augmented reality experience, acting as markers for the three-layered design.

I like these kinds of pieces, where digital techniques meet sculpted wood and people can interact with both.