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444.2

The first star cluster mapped by the original stargazers of Southern Africa
constellates 444.2 light years away from Earth,
constellates 444.2 light years away from Earth,
ancient astronomical practice superposed on the geography
and modern astrophysics
of the Southern African Large Telescope
and modern astrophysics
of the Southern African Large Telescope
Immerse in the ghostly light of the starlit Karoo, where volumetric fashion performance unfolds to a cinematic Afro-diasporic score
Costumed figurations and particle bodies morph in a triptych, entangling African cosmology with the technological sublime of inner and outer space.
A real-time PC VR Meta Quest 2 experience
see behind the scenes:
A fashion XR film by Nirma Madhoo
Featuring Jessie Oshodi
VR Technical Director Jason Stapleton | VR Development Lead Sean Devonport
Unit 1 | RMIT Virtual Studio | Melbourne | Volumetric Capture Powered by Depthkit
Styling by Blake Barns | Act 1 Costume & Headpiece by Michelle Li | Accessory by Zybin Steel | Act 3 Dress by Amanda Nichols
Choreography by Dr. Megan Beckwith | Hair & Makeup Artistry Ivy Reynolds
Software Engineer Ross Eldridge | Studio Management Luke Raisbeck
Styling by Blake Barns | Act 1 Costume & Headpiece by Michelle Li | Accessory by Zybin Steel | Act 3 Dress by Amanda Nichols
Choreography by Dr. Megan Beckwith | Hair & Makeup Artistry Ivy Reynolds
Software Engineer Ross Eldridge | Studio Management Luke Raisbeck
Unit 2 | South African Large Telescope | SALT | SAAO | Sutherland
Project Management Jason Stapleton | Land & Drone Photogrammetry by Stephen Wessels
LiDAR Capture | Wian Wilson | Modena Technologies
SALT Technical Operations Manager Paul Raby | SALT Science Engagement Astronomer Dr. Daniel Cunnama
Project Management Jason Stapleton | Land & Drone Photogrammetry by Stephen Wessels
LiDAR Capture | Wian Wilson | Modena Technologies
SALT Technical Operations Manager Paul Raby | SALT Science Engagement Astronomer Dr. Daniel Cunnama
Audio Production & Post Production | Sound & Motion Studios | Cape Town | Music written by Simon Ratcliffe
Act 1 Narration & Vocal Performance by Nasfa Ncanywa | Act 2 Carnatic Performance by Sharvan Boyjoonauth | Mauritius
Act 3 Vocal Performance based on Salve Festa Dies by James Harvey | Xhosa overtone singing recorded in Ngqoko by Ganesh Ganemeier 12.08.2014
isiXhosa Advisor Anda Petse | Sound Design James Olivier | VR Audio Mix by Carl Roberts | Trailer Sound Design by Jade Hill
Act 1 Narration & Vocal Performance by Nasfa Ncanywa | Act 2 Carnatic Performance by Sharvan Boyjoonauth | Mauritius
Act 3 Vocal Performance based on Salve Festa Dies by James Harvey | Xhosa overtone singing recorded in Ngqoko by Ganesh Ganemeier 12.08.2014
isiXhosa Advisor Anda Petse | Sound Design James Olivier | VR Audio Mix by Carl Roberts | Trailer Sound Design by Jade Hill
Volumetric Post & Scenography Nirma Madhoo | Unity Production & Post Production | Terrain Artist | Jason Stapleton
Audio & Depthkit Asset Management Sean Devonport | Post Assistance & Rotoscoping Jesse Stapleton
Milky Way image | Trailer | NASA ESO/S. Brunier | Unity Skybox | Deep Star Maps 2020 NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Audio & Depthkit Asset Management Sean Devonport | Post Assistance & Rotoscoping Jesse Stapleton
Milky Way image | Trailer | NASA ESO/S. Brunier | Unity Skybox | Deep Star Maps 2020 NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
Advisors | Electric South | Ingrid Kopp | Steven Markovitz | Antoinette Engel | Scatter | James George | Cory Allen | Yasmin Elayat
RMIT | Dr. Sean Ryan | Dr. Alison Bennett | Dr. Tom Penney | Prof. Jonathan Duckworth
This work was made possible through the support of #AfricaNoFilter, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Supported by Meta | Electric South | imisi3D | Production www.anatomythestudio.com | 2022