Two older people wearing mixed-reality headsets in front of a gallery wall with a crowded display of black and white portraits.

8 – 22 Nov

In Memory | Of Being: Mixed Reality in the Dome

Blending real-world architecture with technology and archives, In Memory | Of Being immerses you in the Library’s collection and forgotten history, merging past, present and future in a deeply sensory experience.

Created by Yoyo Munk (the artist-scientist behind the mixed reality work, Medusa, and Technical Director of Asia TOPA’s massive hit, Kagami) over an eight-week residency at the Library, this responsive, site-specific digital artwork returns following a sold-out debut as part of Open House Melbourne.

You will wear a mixed-reality headset to explore a dynamic virtual gallery space within the Dome, encountering audio and archival images that speak to the role of the library as a fragile and imperfect memory of culture.

The immersive and interactive installation uses 3D spatialisation to reimagine the Library’s collection in a whole new dimension, creating an explorable and evolving sculpture of imagery and sound.