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In this artist talk, Nancy Lee and Kiran Bhumber discuss the worldbuilding process behind&nbsp;UNION, a speculative sci-fi project that uses immersive media and technology to explore themes of ritual, intimacy, and surveillance. The work follows two beings who uncover ancestral memories through touch and a post-apocalyptic wedding ritual, drawing on the artists&rsquo; diasporic identities to reimagine cultural memory as embodied resistance.

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In this artist talk, Nancy Lee and Kiran Bhumber discuss the worldbuilding process behind UNION, a speculative sci-fi project that uses immersive media and technology to explore themes of ritual, intimacy, and surveillance. The work follows two beings who uncover ancestral memories through touch and a post-apocalyptic wedding ritual, drawing on the artists’ diasporic identities to reimagine cultural memory as embodied resistance.

Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC)

UNION: Worldbuilding in Speculative Media

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