AUSTIN, Texas, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Final 12 months, in solidarity with Breonna Taylor’s household, artist and curator Girl Pheønix developed Breonna’s Backyard, a revolutionary framework for veneration by augmented actuality (AR). Now, lower than a full 12 months later, the undertaking is offering digital protected areas to bigger audiences by absolutely immersive VR. The event of the undertaking started after Girl Pheønix discovered that Ju’Niyah Palmer, (Breonna’s youthful sister) was receiving loss of life threats whereas publicly grieving her sister’s homicide on Instagram. After talking with Ju’Niyah, it was obvious that she not solely wanted a protected house to course of her grief; however so did complete on-line communities that supported Breonna.
The Backyard has advanced from a therapeutic device for Ju’Niyah and her household right into a therapeutic device for the nation. It is a sanctuary the place Breonna’s identify will be mentioned with out negation. Following successes at Tribeca Movie Competition, the Perez Artwork Museum Miami, the Augmented World Expo the place Breonna’s Backyard gained Finest Societal Influence Award.
SXSW is a chance to introduce Breonna’s Backyard to worldwide audiences on the intersection of artwork, tech, social justice, schooling, leisure, movie, gaming, and extra. This particular place is a room contained in the household’s house crammed with mementos and portraits of Breonna, all of which honor her life.
Girl Pheønix notes that the intention of Breonna’s Backyard is to maintain the legacy of Breonna Taylor in Bloom. She remarked, “I belief that audiences will join with the larger fact, that Breonna deserves justice. I hope this expertise softens hearts and that audiences are receptive to the huge quantity of affection current in such a means that they stand in solidarity coronary heart to coronary heart with Breonna’s household and the remainder of the globe.”
Breonna’s Backyard was created in partnership with various creatives who lovingly volunteered their time like legendary Australian artist Sutu who led the undertaking as its artwork and technical director. Breonna’s Backyard invitations those that wish to expertise the unique AR model forward of SXSW to obtain the app right here. View the SXSW schedule right here https://schedule.sxsw.com/2022/movies/2054475. Now’s the proper time to say her identify, louder.
SXSW
Congressional Ballroom, Sales space #106
March 13-15, 2022 | 11:00am-6:00pm
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2022/movies/2054475
Panel
Austin Conference Middle
Room 16ab
March 16, 2022 | 10:00am
Media Inquiries: Hijinx PR | Heidi Johnson | [email protected] | 323.204.7246
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