Curtin // Keating
SIT STAND SMOKE
Set in 1921 and the present day, SIT STAND SMOKE inhabits three interlocking worlds.
Exploring motivations for artist Seán Keating to create his iconic Irish War of Independence painting Men Of The South; SIT STAND SMOKE advocates a quiet revolution that could still rise from a host of lost promises from 100 years ago.
Provocative, poignant, personal, shot in 360 stereoscopic + volumetric capture; this 18 minute 3DOF VR experience unfolds in a fine-art packing crate, a VR studio casting session, a ghostly encounter, and the lush Irish landscape.
Exploring motivations for artist Seán Keating to create his iconic Irish War of Independence painting Men Of The South; SIT STAND SMOKE advocates a quiet revolution that could still rise from a host of lost promises from 100 years ago.
Provocative, poignant, personal, shot in 360 stereoscopic + volumetric capture; this 18 minute 3DOF VR experience unfolds in a fine-art packing crate, a VR studio casting session, a ghostly encounter, and the lush Irish landscape.
With separate but overlapping practices, Linda Curtin & David Keating are fascinated by the process of making co-authored work. Curtin’s background is as a visual artist and participatory filmmaker working in immersive art. Keating comes from screenwriting, feature film directing and physical theatre.
Sharing a passion for emerging technologies, immersive narratives, and character driven stories - especially when they combine in virtual reality - they both approach subjects such as how best to engage audiences in questions such as “what constitutes real?”; “what am I being told?” and “where is the edge of reality?”.
Sharing a passion for emerging technologies, immersive narratives, and character driven stories - especially when they combine in virtual reality - they both approach subjects such as how best to engage audiences in questions such as “what constitutes real?”; “what am I being told?” and “where is the edge of reality?”.