Artifact: Parallelen App
The Artifact: Parallelen app accompanies the art exhibiton at ETH Zürich CROSSING PARALLELS: AGOSTINO CARRACCI & HENDRICK GOLTZIUS, which took place from 9 December 2020 to 2 May 2021. The app employs augmented reality to supplement the art pieces with multimedia information such as images, videos, animations and special effects, presented to the visitor in an interactive and playful way. Try out the app before the exhibition opens with the images in the gallery below.
The exhibition is curated by Dr. Susanne Pollack, Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich and Dr. Samuel Vitali, Kunsthistorisches Institut Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut. Learn more about the exhibition on the website.
The Artifact: Parallelen app is based on the Artifact Augmented Reality platform, which is being developed as part of a research collaboration with the external page LGT Group and the external page Liechtenstein Princely Collections.
How To
To experience augmented reality with the app:
1. Install the app for external page iOS or for external page Android.
2. Open the app and start the art scanner (in German "Kunstscanner").
3. In the image gallery below, open an image to full screen and point your phone's or tablet's camera at the artwork. Download the Download brochure (PDF, 33.8 MB) (in German) for even more images!
5. Explore and enjoy!
Download the Download app brochure (PDF, 33.8 MB) (in German).
Image Gallery
Hendrick Goltzius, Venezianische Hochzeit, 1584