2018 - PCVR installations 

Interactive VR that illuminates how Indigenous languages can help us understand our place in a reconciled version of Canada's largest urban environment.

Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square is flooded. Its infrastructure has merged with the local fauna; mature trees grow through cracks in the sidewalks and vines cover south-facing walls. People commute via canoe and grow vegetables on skyscraper roofs. Urban life is thriving.

Rooted in the realm of Indigenous futurism, Biidaaban: First Light is an interactive VR time-jump into a highly realistic—and radically different—Toronto of tomorrow. As users explore this altered city now reclaimed by nature, they must think about their place in history and ultimately their role in the future.

Managed design and execution of physical installations built on location to provide context and aesthetic support to the themes and messages of the VR work. In Toronto, five headset stations installed in one day, serving 2200 visitors over the seven day run. In New York, successfully sourced two live turtle cast members. Winner Canadian Screen Award.

World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival | Nathan Phillips Square Installation | About | Globe and Mail Review